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Ladies Home Journal
Nena Vance
168
Due: 10/11/99
October 99
Submitted: 30-Sep-99
Microwave Alert
The USDA is recommending that it is not safe to use margarine tubs,foam or other convience dishes to reheat leftovers. These containers may be contaminted with a chemical known as DEHA.


Submitted: 5-Oct-99
Nena Vance
Comment on a Newsnote
Microwave Alert
Di-(2ethylhexyl)adipate, or DEHA is a liquidplasticizer added to commercial polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics for flexibility.There is no scienitific tests proving that DEHA is harmful to humans. DEHA is confused with DEHP which is an endocrine disruptor that harms the body's hormonal system. Using plastic container that are not recommended for microwaves may melt, causing DEHA may leach into foods.


Popular Science
Christina Wiggins
July 1999 p: 30
Due: 10-11-99
July 1999
Submitted: 7-Oct-99
The 114th Element
Scientists have created a new element that lasted for 30 seconds before decaying. The 114th element was created by smashing the atoms of one element against another. The element was created by bombarding a plutonium film with a beam of calcium atoms. This discovery is thought to be the new island of stability. Currently the 108th element holds this title (island of stability), it survived for 17 minutes.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Karri Turner
E1 & 2
Due: 08-Oct-99
06-Oct-99
Submitted: 8-Oct-99
Fruits, Vegetables Could Trigger Hay Fever Symptoms
For those who suffer from Hay Fever, be careful which fruits and veggies you eat. Foods such as melons, bannanas, carrots, kiwi, pears and clelery can pose potential harm for those allergic to ragweed. If you notice your mouth tingling or your lips swelling, you could have an Orall Allergy Syndrome, which is fairly common amung adults. If this happens, you need to see your doctor or an allergist.


Cin. Enquirer
Ashley A. Morris
A
Due: 10/11/99
10/6/99
Submitted: 8-Oct-99
New pill promises to fight A and B flu bugs.
A new experimental drug is close to gov't approval that fights the A and B flu viruses. One is an inhaled powder that is approved by the FDA and the other is a pill to be marketed as Tamiflu.


The Lancet 1999
Tiffanie Hedges
354,1267-1268
Due: October 11, 1999
October 8, 1999
Submitted: 11-Oct-99
Ear-licking Dogs Can Pass Infection to Human Ears
In a report published by Reuters Health Rennes University Hospital in France treated a 67-year old man who had contracted Pasturella multocida in his right inner ear where it had never been reported before. The bacteria is normally found in animal saliva and is passed to humans through contact with broken skin. The patient suffered from many symptoms which CT scans showed came from damage to the inner ear. After tests they discovered this bacteria was causing the problems and realized the man's dog had been licking him in his ear. After treatment the man is doing well, but doctors still recommend to avoid ear-licking dogs.


Newsweek
Angelique Harden
Vol. CXXXIV No. 15 pp.90
Due: October 11, 1999
October 11,1999
Submitted: 11-Oct-99
The Weaker Sex?
A new study in the British Medical Journal has concluded that the ratio of girl births to boy births increases after a natural occurence such as a flood or earthquake. A Danish pediatrician, Dorthe Hansen, also has noted that women who undergo a severe life event right before conception,such as a death in the family, are more likely to give birth to baby girls. With her colleagues she procured various birth records and found 3,000 women who experienced a traumatic event before conception. She found that these women had boys 49% compared to a control group who had boys 52% of the time.


Science
Andrea Croutcher
vol.284,no.5419:pps.1475-1476
Due: 10/11/99
May 28, 1999
Submitted: 11-Oct-99
Hole-istic Medicine
Many viruses do not lyse their host cell but instruct it to secrete their infectuous progeny. They form a tightly gated channel in the outer bacterial membrane that exports from the host bacterium. The example used in the article is the fl virus. In eukaryotic host cells, eveloped viruses use fusion to overcome the eukaryotic membrane barrier during infection. Most physiological processes involve translocation of substances across cellular membranes. In the absence of protein channels do not work. This study expands our view of how protein channels in living membranes can allow passage of macromolecular complexes.


Submitted: 11-Oct-99
Karri Turner
Comment on a Newsnote
Ear Licking Dogs Can Cause Ear Infections in Humans
This newnotes come as a surprise to me. I was operationg under the notion that a dog's mouth and toungue are cleaner than the mouth and toungue of a human. Wow, was I misinformed! This is something that I will always remember everytime a dog tries to lick me. Even if the dog is only trying to lick my shoe.



Submitted: 14-Oct-99
Nena Vance
Comment on a Newsnote
Fruits,Vegetables Could Trigger Hay Fever Symptoms
The Immune system works in diffferent ways. Melons, carrots, pears,and etc can produce vitiams and minersls that our bodies need to ward off infection and illness. The symptoms such as mouth tingling and swollen lips could be the coming of the virus herpes.


Submitted: 14-Oct-99
Lalena Johnson
Comment on a Newsnote
The Weaker Sex?
It seems to me to say that these women are having more of one sex than the other , the percentages would have to be alot more different in the experimental group than the control group. The difference of only 4% does'nt make me want to believe that the difference of the sex in your child depends on whether or not you had a bad experience before conception or not. If this were true what I would start to research would be if the body produces certain chemicals during these traumatic times that influences the sex of the children.


Submitted: 18-Oct-99
McKenzie Poole
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Ear-Licking Dogs
I thought that dogs had one of the cleanest mouths. This really amazes me that a dog carries this virus because it seems as if there mouth is never that dirty to carry such a disease.


Submitted: 18-Oct-99
Chris Wiggins, Tammy Bayer, Tammie Johnston, Jenny Tumser, Ashley Morris
Comment on a Newsnote
The Weaker Sex?
This is interesting because it has been proven by a shadow of a doubt that the male is the one that determines the sex of the child. Tramatic experiences, in our opinions, can only effect the health of the baby not the gender of the child. The second problem with this study is that the statistics are not very convincing. The percentages are almost even with each other. Another aspect that can be questioned is the control group. What was controlled and what single variation was altered. This experiment and the findings just does not make sense.


Submitted: 20-Oct-99
SALLY DIEHL
Comment on a Newsnote
A SHOT IN THE WOODS
I would like to know how you you give a tree a vacccine? Sub-cutanious or intra-veinously?


Submitted: 20-Oct-99
sally diehl
Comment on a Newsnote
New Antibotic Beats Germs
Maybe instead of making new drugs to become restitint, cut back on the use of now-a-day drugs. I believe we as humans abuse the convience of prescription drugs.Making way for new strains of bacteria and virus.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Destiny Taylor
Comment on a Newsnote
New pill promises to fight A and B flu bugs.
It's nice to find out researchers are coming out with a new form of the flu shot that doesn't involve needles. It would be informative to know if these two medications are an improvement to the present flu shot. Are these new medications more effective in preventing and fighting the flu virus? I think if these medications are reliable and effective more people will try to prevent and fight off the flu virus. People will probally be more willing to use these medicines than to receive a shot. When and if more people use these medications the spread of the flu virus would lessen in my opion.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Destiny Taylor
Comment on a Newsnote
Microwave Alert
If there is no scientific proof DEHA can harm humans then why are we warned not to microwave these containers? In the newsnote it stated these containers may be contaminated with DEHA. How can they be contaminated if DEHA is unharmful to humans? Is the DEHA only harmful when it's heated or it melts?


Submitted: 25-Oct-99
Jenny Tumser
Comment on a Newsnote
Ear Licking Dog
When I saw a dog's mouth, I figured that some dog's have kind of infection. So when I read that article, I was not a bit surprised.


U.S News
Jenny Tumser
pp. 52
Due: November 1, 1999
Augest 9, 1999
Submitted: 27-Oct-99
Anorexia's roots in the brian
Anorextia nervosa was very common with teenaged girls. People think that it is now related as well to change in the brian that occur at puberty. A brain chemical that helps transmit electrical signals between neuron. High levels tend to be obsessive, anxious perfectionists. Serving yourself may ease the anxieties by lowering the levels of serotion in their brains.


National Geographic
Nic Ball
No.(4);pp: 142
Due: November 1, 1999
October 1998
Submitted: 27-Oct-99
Refuges for Australia's Dugongs
Dugongs are the cousins of the manatee. In Australia, about 85,000 of them swim in the Great Barrier Reef. But in the southern end of the Reef, they are scarce. Since 1987, the dugongs have decreased from 3,600 to about 1,600. Most of them either drown in the commercial netting or die in the antishark nets. The development of the coastline has taken away the sea grass that they feed on. People are trying to save the dugongs by reserving about 1,795 square miles for the dugongs; meaning all netting is restricted in the area.


U.S News
Amy Phillips
pp. 44
Due: November 1, 1999
Jan 98
Submitted: 27-Oct-99
Inside the Teen Brain
The alternate explination for teenage behavior is hormonls. According to a new study, Nueroloists have found that the reason for teenager behavior it is not mature and full grown. Scientists believed that the brain was fully developed by the time a child reached puberty. Brain is not completely installed until the earl 20's.


Kmart Health Digest
Nena Vance
page # 3
Due: 11-01-99
Oct./Nov./1999
Submitted: 29-Oct-99
Can Plant Fats Protect Against Prostate Cancer?
It has been known that eating spaghetti sauce and other tomato-based foods will help men cut risks of prostate cancer.Research at State Univerity of New York,Buffalo nutrition researcher say, that specific components of plant fats may protect the disease in humans by signaling cancer cells not to divide.


Submitted: 29-Oct-99
Nena Vance
Comment on a Newsnote
Inside a Teens Brain
Be more specific about the growth and development of the teen brain. Are they talking male and female? Some brains do develope faster than average. What about fourteen year old children with the ability to be in a college or creating new ideas that make them rich and powerful? Each teen brain will grow different and advance at an individual stage of development.


Working Mother
Nena Vance
page 152
Due: 11-01-99
October 99
Submitted: 30-Oct-99
Get The Blues
Sweet little blueberries contain the highest dose of antioxidants of any fruit or vegetable , according to a recent study at Tufts University.The berries beat out 39 other common foods such as broccoli and spinach in the ability to help the body proctect against cancer,memory loss, high blood pressure, and the aging process.This fruit works well fresh or frozen.


Scientific American
Lalena Johnson
pp. 44-47
Due: November 1,1999
3rd Quarter till Novenber
Submitted: 31-Oct-99
Feeling the Future
Imagine this...Putting on a full covered body suit to have sex! This is how it will be one day for some people who have had accidents in which they are left with severed spinal chords. Scientists are experimenting with generation of senses and touch by studying how the initial feelings are felt and reproducing them with an electrical pulse. The injured persons are being able to control these pulses with just thinking about it, using their brain waves. This invention will aid us in the fight of sexually transmitted diseases but will this have the same effect as cloning as far as abusing humanity?


Discover
April Back
pp. 21
Due: Nov. 1, 1999
October 1999
Submitted: 31-Oct-99
The Frozen Zoo
Duane Kraemer, a professor of veterinary physiology at Texas A M University, is a leading Project Noah's Ark, a radical effort to deepfreeze genetic material from 2000 species that may soon go exstinct. Someday vanished animals could be cloned back into existence, to rebuild wild populations or to alleviate inbreeding in captivity. However, it is important to get cells from at least 200 of one type of animal before they go extinct, says Kraemer. There is also the problem of turning a bottle of cells into a whole animal. Chinese researchers recently took cell nuclei froma Panda and injected them into rabbit eggs, and grew a panda embryo.


Shape magazine
Amanda White
Volume 19: pp.: 68 - 70
Due: 1 November 1999
November1999
Submitted: 31-Oct-99
fiberflap
The article lists nine reasons why including fiber in a daily diet is very benificial. One fact released by the Nurses' Health Study, is that fiber can reduce the risk of devloping diabebtes. According to data released by the National Cancer Institute, fiber may also prevent colon cancer, as well as protect against breast cancer.


Submitted: 31-Oct-99
Amanda White
Comment on a Newsnote
Anorexia'a roots in the brain
Anorexia nervosa is still a problem with teenage girls, as well as adult women. However, eating disorders are not gender specific. Does the article comment on male eating disorders?


Submitted: 31-Oct-99
Tiffanie Hedges
Comment on a Newsnote
Alive?
I am so happy that people are finally researching this topic. It has always amazed me that people thought there was no difference between newborns and older fetuses even though a 28 week old fetus can survive after birth. I think if this research is continued then we will learn exactly how much alike the two are since they are virtually the same thing and do/can do the same things. To be able to find out that a fetus can react to stimuli much like a newborn is amazing enough, but even more so that that is what they are finding through their research.


Nature Biotechnology
Tiffanie Hedges
pages 1-2
Due: November 1, 1999
November 1999
Submitted: 31-Oct-99
Researchers Say Artificial Blood Vessels Work
According to researchers artificial blood vessels made out of cow and pig collagen appear to adapt and work just like natural blood vessels. If all goes well, these will be extremely helpful for bypass surgeons because they will make good grafts for use in bypass operations. Between 500,000 and 750,000 are performed each year. With these new grafts, it could make them more successful since in most bypass surgeries leg arteries are used which are not as strong and often fail or become blocked again very quickly. These new grafts started to look and act like natural arteries more so than any other artificial types created thus far.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Karri Turner
A5
Due: 99-11-01
Nov 1, 1999
Submitted: 1-Nov-99
Zinc Nasal Spray Knocks Colds Fast, Test Shows
Have a Cold? Try some zinc nasal spray. During the first scienticfic test of the product, the cold was knocked out in a day and a half. This is compared to the average of ten days without treatment. The commercial name for the product is Zicam. This product can be purchased at many drugstores. Further test restults will appear in the Februaury issue of the American Journal of Infection.


PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
AMANDA RANFORD
OCTOBER 1998
Due: NOVEMBER 1,1999
OCTOBER 1998
Submitted: 1-Nov-99
A SICKNESS FOR SALT
A recent study shows that adult children of mothers who reported moderate or severe morning sickness use salt and crave salty snacks more than kids of women who had mild or no morning sickness. The connection between mom's illness and child's salt preference reaches back to early infancy, according to professor of science llene Bernstein, PH.D., and post-doctoral fellow Sue Crystal of the University of Washington. Previous research has shown that infants whose moms suffered from morning sickness prefer saltwater solutions more than those whose mothers were nausea-free. Just a little advice, watch what you crave!


Cincinnati Enquirer
Chris Wiggins
D2
Due: 11-01-99
Oct. 28, 1999
Submitted: 1-Nov-99
FDA: Cell phone data incomplete
The available science does not allow us to conclude that mobile phones are absolutley safe, or that they are unsafe. There is a worldwide effort to find the truth of this matter. The question is: do cell phones cause brain cancer or are they completely harmless? There are reports suggesting that the microwave radio emission (produced by cell phones) are harmful to our health. A hospital study found that there isn't a statistically significant association between cell phones and a group of brain cancers (glioma). Another study showed that 24 hours exposure to radiation from cell phones did damage the animals cells that were tested.


Discover
Sally Diehl
vol.20, no.10
Due: 11-1-99
OCTOBER 1999
Submitted: 1-Nov-99
IS THE EARTH ALIVE?
James Lovelock calls his system Gaia,after the Greek earth Goddess. He believes that the planet sustaines life for life.Does the planet work together with the ecosystem or is it all just luck? He believes that sulfur producing plankton help make dimethyl sulfide which turn to gas helping to produce cloud droplets in the amtosphere.In turn helping cool the planet almost 10 degrees celcuis. Biologist believe plankton do this for its own species,survival of the fittest. Jonh Lovelock belives that the planet works with all systems to produce life .This therory may test better on new planets later.


Science
Andrea Croutcher
Vol 284 No.5423 pg. 2081
Due: 11/01/99
June 25, 1999
Submitted: 1-Nov-99
Whales and Hippos: Kissing Cousins?
Based on fossil comparisons, paleontologists thought whales arose tens of millions of years ago. Comparisons of the genetic material of whales and other living mammals suggested they belong to the even-toed ungulates like cows but new molecular evidence that was pointed to hippos stating they are the closest cousins of sea-going mammals like whales. Short interspered repetitive elements (SINE) are bits of chromosomal DNA that transcribed into RNA and then back to DNA, accidentally reincorpotated in an organism's genome. Two species sharing SINE must have a common ancestor. This concludes they are related but few paleontologists are not sure.


Submitted: 1-Nov-99
Karri Turner
Comment on a Newsnote
Get the Blues
It is amazing that the blueberry is so usefull to your body. However, how many blueberries does the average american eat? I know that if I eat a cup a year, I am flying. In my opinion there really isn't enough that you can do with these wonderful little berries.


Submitted: 1-Nov-99
Karri Turner
Comment on a Newsnote
Anexoria's root in the brain
I agree with Amanda's comment about eating disorders are not gender specific. Does the same facts hold true for compulsive overeaters? Is it a problem in their brain too? And you have to admit, society doesn't help those people, male or female, with an eating disorder, putting pressure on what the idea person should or shouldn't look like.


Submitted: 7-Nov-99
Lalena Johnson
Comment on a Newsnote
A Sickness For Salt
I'ts really incredible how the scientists came up with this one. I wonder how they even got a connection between salt prefrence of the children and morning sickness with the mothers. Is this just a salt preference of the people who choose to use salt or the ones who tend to use too much. Most of everyone I know likes salt and uses it on a daily basis. Does this mean that all of their mothers had morning sickness, moderately to extensively? And if this is the case it would'nt matter what you crave it's whether or not your mother had morning sickness !


Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Nena Vance
Comment on a Newsnote
Salt sickness/morning sickness
It may have been a possibility that some salt may increase a pregnant mother to have morning sickness. What can we eat that has no or very little salt. Try fresh and raw vegetables. There is also studies that reveal these things also are dangerous to eat.


Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Nena Vance
Comment on a Newsnote
Feeling the Future
Why on earth would a human who is paralized want to reproduce? This human would not have the satisfaction of parenting. Sometimes I think researh goes beyond the limits of life.


Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Nena Vance
Comment on a Newsnote
Frozen Zoo
Even though there are so many animals becoming exstinct,and nothing to control it is a lot do do with man. How are they going to get enough cells to reproduce from 2000 species if aready exstinct?


Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Nena Vance
Comment on a Newsnote
Zinc Nasal Spray
It may become a cure for the common cold , but what kind of damage to other functional parts of the body will come from this? It is well known that useing nasal sprays can hurt the sinus cavitiy that is being treated.


Working Mother
Nena Vance
page 152
Due: 11-01-99
October 99
Submitted: 30-Oct-99
Get The Blues
Sweet little blueberries contain the highest dose of antioxidants of any fruit or vegetable , according to a recent study at Tufts University.The berries beat out 39 other common foods such as broccoli and spinach in the ability to help the body proctect against cancer,memory loss, high blood pressure, and the aging process.This fruit works well fresh or frozen.



Submitted: 12-Nov-99
SALLY DIEHL
Comment on a Newsnote
GET THE BLUES
WOW! Learn something new every day.Blueberries are very good but I didn't know they are that good! Are they better when fresh?Do they lose vitimans and minerals while sitting or cooking ?


Submitted: 12-Nov-99
Sally Diehl
Comment on a Newsnote
FEELING THE FUTURE
I think this is great research.To be able to give back sexual feelings to those who have lost the ability. To help in the fight against STD'S and unwanted pregnancy. The idea of sex in a body suit is wierd but in virtual reality that could get interesting.


Submitted: 12-Nov-99
Sally Diehl
Comment on a Newsnote
FEELING THE FUTURE
I think this is great research.To be able to give back sexual feelings to those who have lost the ability. To help in the fight against STD'S and unwanted pregnancy. The idea of sex in a body suit is wierd but in virtual reality that could get interesting.


Submitted: 12-Nov-99
Tiffanie Hedges
Comment on a Newsnote
FDA: Cell Phone data incomplete
After watching the tv show 20/20 on this same topic, I was upset because 20/20 clearly presented the data from a one-sided position. They didn't say once that there was inconclusive data as this article suggests. Perhaps we will know more in the future, but I'm glad that I saw this article because I was worried about this brain cancer-causing thing as much as all the other carcinogens we are learning about in class.


Submitted: 14-Nov-99
Kevin Dunn
Comment on a Newsnote
Managing Migraines
As a migraine sufferer, I found this particular article to be very interesting. After seeing many different Physicians, It was found that I had an area behind my eye where the blood vessels were inflamed. This was mentioned in the article. I found the information to be valid and useful. No longer do people have to suffer from migraines. The article offers great advice in terms of seeing a physician. Also, making changes in what you eat as well as changing your sleeping habits can pay dividends. Overall, the article was beneficial in reading!


Submitted: 15-Nov-99
Chris Wiggins
Comment on a Newsnote
A Sickness for Salt
This article is kind of interesting. I believe that cravings are created by our environment. With this I mean, most people tend to crave what their parents crave because they grew up eating it. I hate salt and my mother doesn't eat a lot of salt, but when she was pregnant with me she craved potato chips (which I hate). I just think this article was a little far fetched.


Submitted: 16-Nov-99
Tammy Bayer
Comment on a Newsnote
Zinc Nasal Spray Knocks Colds Fast, Test Shows
Considering that a cold is a virus and that viruses can not be cured, I find it hard to believe that Zinc nasal spray can cure it in a day and a half. I wonder how long the colds had been present before the subjects used Zicam. The first results of the product could have been , in my opinion, just coincidental. I would like to see the next set of test results about this product, because I always seem to be getting a cold.


Submitted: 16-Nov-99
Ashley A. Morris
Comment on a Newsnote
FDA:Cell phone data incomplete
I think it is very scarry that researchers have just recently found that cell phone radiation may damage brain cells and that they are not completely certain of the effects. That just makes me wonder what they will find about today's products ten years from now. Take nutrasweet for example, when it was first presented to the public it became very popular but now researchers have found that at room temp. it turns to phlamaldihide.


Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Destiny Taylor
Comment on a Newsnote
A sickness for salt
I found this newsnote to be very interesting and believe a mother's morning sickness may be related to the child's salt cravings. My mom had severe morning sickness and I've found myself using a lot of salt. I was interesting in how the child's salt cravings were related to the mother's morning sickness? Why do mothers with more morning sickness produce children who crave salt more?


The Cincinnati Enquirer
Nic Ball
Page A5
Due: November 22, 1999
September 29, 1999
Submitted: 21-Nov-99
Down moms may need folic acid supplements
Some women can't metabolize the vitamin folic acid. These women are at a higher risk of having children with Down Syndrome. This was discovered by government researchers, and they are debating whether or not folic acid supplements fight the syndrome. Mothers who have trouble processing folic acid are 2.6 times more likely to have a child with Down syndrome. This study was concluded in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition This study will open doors to more studies on different genes.


Shape
Amanda White
Vol. 19: pp.:26,28
Due: 22 November 1999
December 1999
Submitted: 21-Nov-99
to drink, or not to drink?
Recently released studies have shown that one to three glasses of wine or other alcoholic beverages have many health benifits. However, an article from Shape magazine reports that many of these studies have used mainly males as test subjects. The article also reveals that size, weight , and family medical history affect just how benificial alcohol consumption is. The article also points out the benefits of alcohol consumption. Adults who suffer from adult onset diabeties can decrease a risk of heart disease by 80 percent. To benefit from alcohol consumption, moderation is the key.


Ladie's Home Journal
Nena Vance
p96
Due: 11-22-99
December 1999
Submitted: 21-Nov-99
Aways Feel Bloated
The most common reason for bloating is lactose intolerance, an inability to break down the sugar in milk products. Try avoiding milk products for one week. If you feel better, consider switching to foods like Lactaid milk, which have the digestive enzyme lactase added. Other common causes for bloating: PMS, stress, carbonated beverages, chewing gum and taking precription drugs that may cause constipation. Eating gas-producing foods, such as beans, also can make you uncomfortable. Keep a food diary, record any episodes of bloating. Look for patternsof certain foods that could be problematic.


Submitted: 21-Nov-99
Nena Vance
Comment on a Newsnote
to drink or not to drink
I have heard about this before. Wine can be benifical to some. I also heard that a glass of beer can be very good for the kidneys. It is true that moderation should be taken seriously, for those who partake in alcoholic beverages.


The Lancet Medical Journal
Tiffanie Hedges
pg 1-3
Due: November 22, 1999
November 19, 1999
Submitted: 21-Nov-99
Device Can Improve Accuracy of Pap Smears - Study
According to researchers at St. Mary's Hospital in England, the current device used to detect cervical cancer in women (the Ayre's spatula) is the least effective device for more accurate smears and will aid in early detection since cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women.


The Lancet Medical Journal
Tiffanie Hedges
pg 1-3
Due: November 22, 1999
November 19, 1999
Submitted: 21-Nov-99
Device Can Improve Accuracy of Pap Smears - Study
According to researchers at St. Mary's Hospital in England, the current device used to detect cervical cancer in women (the Ayre's spatula) is the least effective device for more accurate smears and will aid in early detection since cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women.


Allure
Faith Taylor
Vol.(66):pp:144
Due: November 22,1999
October 1999
Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Fighting Cancer With Garlic
Garlic is an enemy of fresh breath, but it may be a potent cancer fighter. New research indicates that garlic's key substance, diallyl disulfide, stimulates production of an intestinal enzyme that helps prevent cancer of the colon. In experiments conducted in New Zealand, rats who were fed diallyl disulfide showed as much as a 60 percent surge in levels of the anticancer enzyme. The researchers say that about half a clove of raw garlic (or four of five cloves of cooked garlic) would produce the same results in humans.


Scientific America
Ashley A. Morris
November page 30
Due: November 22,1999
November 1999
Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Mickey Mouse, PH.D.
Princeton University molecular biologist Joe Z. Tsien reported that they had boosted the intelligence of mice by adding a gene during the zygote stage of development. As adults the mice preformed better at behavioral tasks and exhibited better memory than the nontrasgenic mice. They were also twice as fast in getting through a water maze as compared with their normal counterparts. These transgenic mice were given the nickname Doogie from the Doogie Houser TV show. Tim Tully states, Humans always thought that learning and memory were something special, almost spiritual, but people are now realizing that it is just as biological as kidney function.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Faith Taylor
Comment on a Newsnote
A Sickness For Salt
I find it very interesting that there is a connection between a mother's morning sickness and a child's craving for salt. How can these two sicknesses be connected? What about morning sickness increases the craving for salt? If this is a fact, how can a mother's morning sickness pass this craving to a child?


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Faith Taylor
Comment on a Newsnote
Inside the Teen Brain
I do believe that some of the teenage behavior is due to the fact that the brain is not mature and full grown. However, maturity and intellectual levels vary among teens. Each teenager develops at a different pace both physically and mentally. Teenage behavior cannot be blamed on an undeveloped brain. I believe other issues affect behavior. For instance, family, home life, morals, and peers play a large role in teen development. Be more specific, what teenage behavior are you talking about?


Cincinnati Enquirer
Chris Wiggins
A20
Due: 11-22-99
November 18, 1999
Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Study: 1 Drink a week can cut risk of stroke
According to a big study, one glass of wine or beer per week can significantly reduce the chances of a man having a srtoke. The results found that the risk is lowered by 20 percent. The study was done on 22,000 men but one of the researchers said it could also apply to women. Recent studies have linked one drink a week to lower the risk for heart disease. There was not enough heavy drinkers in the study to look at the effect of more than one drink per day. It is also cautioned that too much alcohol can raise blood pressure and lead to a stroke.


Cincinnati Enquirer                                 Kevin O. Dunn
A 10                                                22 November 1999
21 November 1999

What gene did researchers locate in mice last week?

    The article states that the strongest evidence to this date concerning
    aging in mammals has been recently discovered. Italian scientists found that
    aging in mammals is controlled by a genetic switch. These scientists
    engineered mice to live longer by boosting their resistance to the damage
    oxygen can do to cells. Furthermore, the life span of the mice was extended
    up to 35 percent by breeding them without a gene that produces a protein
    vulnerable to so-called cell oxidation. Equally important, the mice suffered
    no apparent side effects. Scientists outside this study called the discovery
    a major step forward in understanding the aging process.



Guiness World Records 2000
Lalena Johnson
P. 31
Due: 11/22/99
copyright 2000
Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Most Elusive Protein
It was thought that enzymes, or proteins, were the only substances that could break up other proteins until a discovery was made in 1990.The blocks of proteins or otherwise known as amino acids can be broken and rejoined by partial proteins called inteins.The inteins are separated from longer strands of protein chains and rejoined elsewhere on that same chain removing any evidence of its' other existence.It is believed that the inteins will be useful in the fight against Tuberculosis and Leprosy.


Submitted: 28-Nov-99
Tammy Bayer
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Always Feel Bloated
The feeling of bloated can come from many things, but I have never heard that it can be linked to lactose intolerance. I find this to be very interesting, because I know many people that do not drink milk, but they always complain of feeling bloated. Also, I find it interesting that drinking carbonated beverages can be linked to feeling bloated.


Submitted: 28-Nov-99
Tammy Bayer
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Fighting Cancer with Garlic
This article seems to be very interesting to me, because I really do not like garlic, but now I may just have to start using it a little bit more. However, there is one thing that bothers me. One thing that sort of bothers me is that Nutrasweet can cause cancer in laboratory animals and the effects is not yet fully known on humans, how do we know that the garlic and rats does not have some sort of balance. As I recall the same results were said to be produced by humans that take a larger dosage of garlic. However, it was not stated what type of research was done to test this theory on humans.


Submitted: 12-Nov-99
SALLY DIEHL
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FDA: Cell Phones
Doctors agree that more research needs to be done! Politicians say they are safe,the companies agree! Not to side with doctors but I agree more research needs to be done.That cell phones are not as safe as they say.


Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Tammie Johnston
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Vitamin C
I think that it is interesting to note that while people feel that by eating fruits and vegetables they will get enough vitamin C, that in fact they must turn to supplements to reach their requirement.


Scientific America
Ashley A. Morris
November page 30
Due: November 22,1999
November 1999
Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Mickey Mouse, PH.D.
Princeton University molecular biologist Joe Z. Tsien reported that they had boosted the intelligence of mice by adding a gene during the zygote stage of development. As adults the mice preformed better at behavioral tasks and exhibited better memory than the nontrasgenic mice. They were also twice as fast in getting through a water maze as compared with their normal counterparts. These transgenic mice were given the nickname Doogie from the Doogie Houser TV show. Tim Tully states, Humans always thought that learning and memory were something special, almost spiritual, but people are now realizing that it is just as biological as kidney function.



Felling the Future
Mandy Hall
C3 126
Due: 12-1
Enqiure
Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Comment to newsnote
I am Amanda Hall, and I am a parapalegic in reality. I think it could be the best thing that scientists could have ever come up with (the body suit). Yes, I do have sex, no I don't use a body suit, but possibly if I knew where to get one I would. Even though I do not have a body suit I still can feel it, but it just is not to the fullest. I would definitly like to have kids one day, and noone will take that choice away from me. To whom said they disagree, it happens in a split second and you don't see it coming. It can happen to you, so watch what you say. I thought it wouldn't happen to me either, but look at me now.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Jenny Tumser
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Weaker Sex?
How ho they know that the sex of the baby changes just because of an accident?


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Jenny Tumser
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Fighting Cancer With Garlic
Are the researchers sure that it would work on humans just like it worked on the rats they tested? Just because it worked on the rats that does not always mean it is going to work on humans.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Jenny Tumser
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12 Cases of E. Coli Confirmed in Troy
There are to many restaurants these days that end up having E. Coli. I feel that each place should be tested atleaste once a month. If you do that than there will be less problems.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Jenny Tumser
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12 Cases of E. Coli Confirmed in Troy
There are to many restaurants these days that end up having E. Coli. I feel that each place should be tested at least once a month. If you do that than there will be less problems.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Michelle Brossenne
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Researchers say Artificial Blood Vessels work
What if the cow and pig collagon has a disease in them and the humun gets the disease from that.There is enough diseases today, we don't need anymore.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Jenny Tumser
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to drink, or not to drink?
I feel that they should also test the women because they do not always have the same result as the men do.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Michelle Brossenne
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Researchers say Artificial Blood Vessels work
What if the cow and pig collagon has a disease in them and the humun gets the disease from that.There is enough diseases today, we don't need anymore.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Michelle Brossenne
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Ear Licking Dog
I have always heard that the dogs mouth is cleaner than a human mouth.I wander if the guy got the disease from some where else other than the dog.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Jenny Tumser
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Microwave Alert
How can the things we use to heat up our food with, be harmful to a person? Is this only harmful when you heat the container up?


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Michelle Brossenne
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Inside the Teen Brain
I don't believe this article. Teens are old enough to know right from wrong.Right and Wrong is what you are taught. Even if this is true. Why do adults act up and do things wrong. There brains would be grown up, and they still do wrong.I think people are just looking for an excuse for troubled teenagers.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Jenny Tumser
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A Sickness for Salt
I still do not understand why the mother's morning sickness and the child's creving for salt have in common? Doe it have any thing to do with the mother nibble when she breast feeds the child when it is a baby or what?


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Michelle Brossenne
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Feeling the future
I don't understand why someone with a spinal cord injury would have to wear a bodysuit to have sex.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Michelle Brossenne
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The Frozen zoo
I would think that an animal that is cloned would not be completely right. The animal would be messed up in some way, maybe mentally retarded.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Michelle Brossenne
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Zinc Nasal Spray Knocks Colds Fast, Test shows
I would think that people would get hooked on nasel Spray easier. Every time they got the littlest cold, they would use the nasel spray. Also, I thought that Nasel spray was bad for your nose, if used to much.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Michelle Brossenne
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To Drink or not to Drink
Why dosen't scientist who do these studies use more than the average male.Scientist should use people with different wieghts, hieghts, and ages. Also, different cultures. Scientist should also use women, too.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Faith Taylor
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Down moms may need folic acid supplements
The study concluded in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition was an interesting one. The idea that women who have trouble processing folic acid are more likely to have a child with Down syndrome is a new one to me. This study seems to be very important. More research needs to be done on this subject so that we can try to prevent this from happening. Something needs to be done so that these women may have healthy babies. If this study is true, why hasn't more time and effort been put into a solution for the problem? Also why aren't women being warned of this possibility?


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Faith Taylor
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To drink, or not to drink?
This newsnot brought up a very interesting point. Most of the studies have used mainly males as test subjects. Why haven't more tests been done on women? I believe that alcoholic beverages may have some health benefit but, I believe that it depends on the individual. How can a test be done and prove that the consumption of alcohol will benefit everyone? We are all different people so our bodies will all react differently. I think more studies should be done on both sexes to make the information more concrete.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Faith Taylor
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Breast feeding may prevent leukemia
Isn't it amazing what technology offers today. I have always heard that breast feeding is better for your baby but I never knew that it may prevent deadly diseases like leukemia. This study definetly needs to be researched more. More information should also become available to new mothers concerning this situation before a decision is made on how to feed the infant. I never planned on breast feeding but now that I have read this newsnote I will probable change my mind. I think more women would decide to breast feed if this information was presented to them.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Faith Taylor
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Device Can Improve Accuracy of Pap Smears-Study
It is very interesting to me that the current deviced used to detect cervical cancer in women is the least effective. That is one fact a doctor will never tell you. I think it would be a good idea to use the new devise if it will be more accurate. This new device also seems to have it's bad points. The new device with the extended tip sounds like it would be a lot more uncomfortable and painful. Are these new devices going to be used everywhere? How much more effective is the new device compared to the old?


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Faith Taylor
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Microwave Alert
What exactly is DEHA? I think that this newsnote should contain more information about the chemical and also something about it's effect on the human body. How does this chemical DEHA effect people and their health? If this study is true, why aren't there labels printed on these dishes to prevent this from happening?


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Faith Taylor
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Fruits, Vegetables Could Trigger Hay Fever Symptoms
I find this newsnote very interesting. I have always thought that fruits and vegetables were the healthiest foods for the body. I guess that absolutely everything we do today has some kind of a negative effect or atleast that is how it seems. What exactly in these fruits and vegetables may cause hay fever symptoms? What ingredient do these fruits and vegetables have that are not a part of the others?


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Nena Vance
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1 Drink a Week.....
Is there a percent of alochol that is actually used to determine the data? Alcohol in forms have different %. Also Women have a different body chemistry than men so the same would not apply to women unless there was a study that found the results equal.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Nena Vance
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Fighting Cancer With Garlic
There is more and more research that is being proven that fresh,natural herbs and vegetables are the key to fighting off many killer diseases and improper body balance. I think eating natural is healthy.


Submitted: 3-Dec-99
Karri Turner
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Australian dungagongs
It is very sad that humans have to wait until the number of vanishing animals is so great before we, as a species try to stop the injustice done to animals. Do not get me wrong, I am not a die hard animal activist, but, we should have enough common sense to realize what happens when a species of animals is constanly prayed upon.


Submitted: 3-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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Meat for a Healthier Heart
I found the newsnote titled muscle growth. The creatine found in lean cut red meats has been used in recent years to treat people with muscle degeneration diseases and among other onsumers that benefit, bodybuilders.


Submitted: 3-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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To drink, or not to drink?
The newsnote titled what begins as a healthy attempt to lesson your risk of health problems can easily escalate into a potentially fatal problem.


Science
ANDREA CROUTCHER
Vol. 285 pp.1467
Due: Nov. 22, 1999
Sept. 3, 1999
Submitted: 3-Dec-99
Introducing Proteins into the Body's Cells
Proteins have the ability to make their way through fatty membrane that surrounds cells. The strategy used to see if it can combat inherited diseases is to fuse foreign proteins to a segment of another protein that has an unusual ability to cross cell membranes. Pharmaceutical chemists transport 50 proteins of different sizes into human and mice cells. They regain their activity because they can access the cell's normal protein-folding machinery. This technique gives an efficient way of introducing proteins into cultured cells to see how they affect cell funtion. Downfalls may accur but once scientists improve, the proteins can reach full potential.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammie Johnston
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Meat for a Healthier Heart
This is a good thing if you like red meat. I think people felt limited to chicken and turkey before this study came out. Now people can enjoy cuts of red meat without feeling guilty.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammie Johnston
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Down Moms May Need Folic Acid Supplement
Maybe with this new research, the incidence of Down's syndrone will decrease. It's a start anyway.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammie Johnston
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To Drink, or not to Drink?
The French have been drinking red wine forever. They too, come in all sizes and shapes. The people of France typically have alower risk of heart disease.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammie Johnston
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Breast Feeding may Prevent Leukemia
This is just another of the many benefits of breast feeding as opposed to formulia. Natural is th best way.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammie Johnston
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12 Cases of E. Coli Confirmed in Troy
Simple precautions on the part of restaurant employees would eliminate this problem. Plastic gloves should be used when handling food in addition to washing you hands.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammie Johnston
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Study: 1 Drink a Week can cut risk of strokes
They should do a separate test on women to see if the results are the same . Another test the could to see if age is a factor.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammie Johnston
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Most Elusive Protein
New research in the future may find cures for TB and Leprosy. With all the new advances in science I think more diseases that were life threatening in the past may become curable in the future.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammie Johnston
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Fighting Cancer with Garlic
There is now a form of garlic on the market that has no odor to it so you can have fresh breath and still get the health benefits. The name of this product is Kyolic.


Glamour
april back
pp.78
Due: 11-22-99
december 1999
Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Trans - fat flap
Bad news for trans fat, according to recent research from Tufts University in Boston. Trans fats are produced when veg. oil is hydrogenated, or hardened, to make foods like margarine firmer. After hydrogenation, this unsaturated fats act like staurated fat by raising your LDL (Bad) cholesterol. To avoid them, lay off high-fat foods containing hydrogenated oils, especially these top offenders : chix fingers (5) : 6 g. trans fat, cinnamon roll (8 oz) : 6 g. trans fat, doughnut (med. size) : 6 g. trans fat, french fries (lg. order) : 4 g. trans fat, margarine (1tblsp) : 2 g. trans fat.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
April Back
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The Weaker Sex
I think that the ratio of girl births to boy births is by coincidence. Throughout the past two decades there have been boy birth and girl births spurts. Think back to elementry school, and how some grades had more girls or boys in them. From my general knowledge, the last two years have had more girl births than boy births.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
April Back
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Ear-licking dogs can cause ear infections in human
I had always heard that a cat's toungue was cleaner than any other animal. Maybe that's why cat's clean themselves by using their toungue.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
April Back
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Ear-licking dogs can cause ear infections in human
I had always heard that a cat's toungue was cleaner than any other animal. Maybe that's why cat's clean themselves by using their toungue.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
April Back
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Anorexia's roots in the brain
There may be a connection between anorexia and the brain, but I think anoerxia in anyone is stimulated by enviromental factors, like the area you live in. I wonder if any research has been done relating to anoerxia and different area's of the united states or any other countries.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
April Back
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Fiberflap
I'm not surprised that fiber will reduce the risk of certain cancers. From my knowledge, fiber is not digested by the body, it just passes through the system and washes out bad stuff.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
April Back
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Zinc Nasal Spray Knocks Colds Fast, Test Shows
My mother in law has been taking zinc and vitmin C supplements every time she's feeling under the weather, for years. Recently I tried it and I was fine immediatly after taking the two.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
April Back
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Down moms may need more folic acid supplements
I have personal experience in this department. When I had my blood tested, it showed the possibility that my child could have down syndrome. This was very shocking to me and my doctor. I am a young person with no family history of down syndrome. A later test revealed that my child was fine, but could lack of folic acid in my diet have showed the possibility.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
chris Wiggins
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The Frozen Zoo
I thought this article was interesting. I don not think that cloning animals back into exsistance is a good idea. This just promotes the world wide contrversy of human cloning and could cause problems in the future. Animals die off for a reason, bringing back lost animals will only cause over population of the wild life. I say leave nature alone.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Deborah Caudill
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to drink, or not to drink?
I do not see how drinking an alcoholic beverage everday can be beneficial to one's health. I have always been told that alcohol is bad for you because it alters your brain's thinking processes.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Deborah Caudill
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Breast feeding may prevent leukemia
I agree with this study. Breast feeding has been found to cut the risk of many diseases in infants. The mother's body makes many beneficial vitamins and protectants for the baby.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Chris Wiggins
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Meat for a Healthier Heart
This article makes sense. Red meat has been consumed since the beginning of man. It should be common sense that eating any type of lean meat is healthier than any kind of meat with a lot of fat!


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Deborah Caudill
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Meat for a healthier heart
I agree with this study, because meat is a large source of protein. When the meat is cooked and all the excess fat and grease is drained from it, you get the most nutritous parts that are detramental to your health.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Chris Wiggins
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Fighting Cancer with Garlic
I am glad someone found this article, because i love garlic. These findings are very interesting and they give me a reason to eat garlic. I don not think that I eat four or five cloves in one sitting. Is this amount recommened for one day, one week, one month?


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Deborah Caudill
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Stem cells track down brain cancer
This study seems like it is a great discovery to help brain cancer patients. But, I wonder where they get the immature nerve cells to do the transplants.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Chris Wiggins
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Breast Feeding may prevent leukemia
I am a firm believer in breast feeding and I love seeing articles like this. I believe that a newborn receives a lot of needed nutrients and anti-bodies through breast feeding. So while mother and child bond the child is getting lots of good things for it's growth and development!


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Deborah Caudill
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Fighting Cancer With Garlic
Garlic has been proven to help fight many infections. I belive that garlic may help fight cancer among other diseases.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Chris Wiggins
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Device Can Improve Accuracy of Pap Smears- Study
This article is disturbing. I did not realize that the current method of testing for cervical cancer is the least effective. The new method sounds a bit painful, but as a woman I would sacrifice a few minutes of pain prevent a lifetime of pain, stress and even cancer. These studies are important and I hope that this subject keeps receiving attention!


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Destiny Taylor
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FDA: Cell Phone Data Incomplete
If there's a chance that cell phones cause cancer then I don't understand how they're allowed to be used. Everywhere you look people are talking away on their cell phones. Studies seem inconclusive with some reporting damage and others see no significant association between cell phones and brain cancer. This issue should be addressed immediately. Money needs to be invested in finding a reliable conclusion to these alligations. Your brain is the most important part of your body so if there's a chance damage can be caused by cell phones then the public needs to know.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Destiny Taylor
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Study
Researchers need to study the effects of 1 drink a week on females. They can assume the results will be the same for women but they cannot be positive. If these researchers want to make the most accurate conclusion possible they need to test different races, ethnic backgrounds, and genders. The people tested should also differ in weight, size, and body structure. This study appears inconclusive especially since heavy drinkers weren't involved.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Destiny Taylor
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The Frozen Zoo
I think it's amazing that researchers have succeeded in growing a panda embroyo in rabbit eggs. On the other hand, I'm not sure the idea of freezing genetic animal material to bring the species back if exstinction occurs. It may benefit the society to bring these creatures back but it may hurt the society as well. I think if an animal becomes exstinct, it happened for a reason and we shouldn't change the situation.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Destiny Taylor
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Mickey Mouse, Ph.D.
It's truelly amazing what reseachers are discovering these days. I was wondering if the gene they give mice to increase their learning and memory could be given to humans. If there's a gene given to mice why couldn't humans be tested for such a gene. If learining and memory are as biological as kidney function then I think researchers should try to increase human's memory and learning.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Destiny Taylor
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Comment on Newsnote
I believe the body suit for people who are paraplegic is a wonderful idea. Paraplegic's have feelings and emotions just like we do and they should be given the opportunity to enjoy their life to the fulliest. I agree with Amanda Hall when she said it could happen to anyone at any minute. These people deserve the right to enjoy their physical relationships and to have children which they will love and care for.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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Breast Feeding May Prevent Leukemia
I found extremely encouraging in learning that breast feeding may prevent Luekemia. However, this was not the only reason why I was encouraged. It seems that in today's world, researchers have made us all more aware of things we can do to ensure that our children are born healthy. As researchers continue to learn more, society will benefit a great deal. My only wish is that people would take the time to become more educated when they become potential parents.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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Anerexia's Roots in the Brain
Although the findings discussed in this newsnote may be true, I feel that there is a greater cause for problems that exist among teens such as anerexia. Our society puts an emphasis on physical beauty. We are constantly confronted with all types of propaganda which makes us create a mental picture of what we SHOULD look like. I would like to see a study on the pyschological effects of such propoganda. The experiment should include teen- agers from many diiferent socio-economic backgrounds and regions. Potentially, I think these findings would prove that our society has created an environment that causes such problems.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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Fighting Cancer with Garlic
The article


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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Fighting Cancer with Garlic
The article


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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The Weaker Sex?
Although most of the articles we read in the world of science are very interesting, there are always a few that make you wonder. To start, from the information provided to us in the newsnote, the study fails to show any sigificant evidence that the sex of a child is determined by the circumstances discussed. 52% to 49%? One could flip a coin one hundred times and come up with similiar results. Would this mean that the outcome of a coinflip is effected by such circumstances?


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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Stem cells track down brain cancer
I found the information stated in this newsnote to be very encouraging. It seems that in recent years, researchers have enabled cancer patients to have genuine hope. Furthermore, research has also progressed to a point where brain cancer can be detected more easily. You may remember that we discussed in class that MRI's may potentially prove to be instrumental in detecting brain cancer sooner as well as more easily, and cost-efficient


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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Vitamin C
Many of us falsely think that we consume enough Vitamin C, that is if you go by the reccomended dosage provided by the FDA. However, it has been brought to my knowledge that for your body to have a twenty-four hour suuficient amount of the Vitamin, you need to take three, possibly even four more times the reccomened dosage the FDA tells us.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
chris wiggins
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Anorextia's roots in the brian
I agree with Kevin in this one. I think anorextia has a lot to do with the environment that people live in. A certain shape and look is stressed in todays society. I think people, especially teen-age girls resort to anorextia to obtain the look. I suffered from this in high school and it had everything to do with my surroundings. I was told that i needed to be skinner for the sport I play. Losing weight was supposed to make me faster. Guess what...It did not. I made me depressed and weak. I did this becuase of my coach constantly bugging me, not because my hormones were changing.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
chris wiggins
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Ear-licking dogs can pass infection to human ears
This article was interesting ans surprising. I grew up with the notion that dogs mouths were very clean. When I was little my dogs would lick me all of the time. I never got sick from it. I would like to see some studies done before i become a believer.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
chris wiggins
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Microwave Alert
I just saw a story in the news about toys being recalled because of the chemicals that make plastic parts softer. Is this chemical the same as the DEHA chemical used to make buttuer tubs flexible. If so, why do these toys reach the market when it is known that the toys contain this stuff? One toy company replied that they had complied with the law because they no longer use the chemical on teething toys. WOW...too bad infants try to chew on all of their toys!


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Tiffanie Hedges
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To drink, or not to drink?
It is good that this article pointed out that the test was done on male subjects. Most research things are done on males, so it is unknown what the effects on females may be until they have tried it and it is too late. This may make an important step in helping people realize they should test their research not only on white males, but on every gender/race the findings may affect.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Tiffanie Hedges
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Breast Feeding Babies may prevent lukemia
I heard this same thing on the news. I was wondering how long one must breast feed in order to get this 30% protection. This finding makes sense since mother's milk is natural and babies do not need all that extra artificial stuff.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Tiffanie Hedges
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Fighting Cancer with Garlic
These findings are very interesting and make a lot of sense since garlic has a lot of potency, but 1/2 a clove of raw garlic or 4-5 cloves of cooked garlic is an awful lot to eat on a daily basis.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Tiffanie Hedges
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1 Drink a week can cut risk of stroke
I just wonder how a researcher could say that even though the tests were done on men that the findings could be applied to women. Women's bodies are different than men's in the way they handle their liquor, it's a shame that they did not do these same tests on women.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Tiffanie Hedges
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12 cases of E. coli confirmed in Troy
This is a terrible thing to find out. Troy is not that far away, and even knowing that it was that close scares me. How food service employees could not wash their hands is beyond me. Also, it said that


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Kevin Dunn
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Ear Licking Dogs
In reading the comments on this particular newsnote, I found it intriguing that many people truly believed that a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's. This may be true however, I would not let this in any way influence my precautions around dogs. Many dogs are scavengers and drink from various places. This would be enough reason for me to inhibit any kind of contact that would be potentially harmful to my health.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Tiffanie Hedges
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Ear-licking dogs cause disease
For everyone who has written comments about how clean dog's mouths are, I'm sorry but that is an old wives tale. Dog's mouths are full of bacteria that is potentially harmful. Now that is not to say it will happen everytime. This case was extremely rare and the doctors took forever to determine the cause. The patient was tested and the dog was tested - the results were conclusive. However, just so you know, I still play with my dog and she licks me, so it clearly did not concern me enough - just be careful...


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Tiffanie Hedges
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Down moms may need folic acid supplements
Right after we read these newsnotes in class, I went home and saw a commercial urging pregnant women to take folic acid supplements to prevent down syndrome. I am glad that the word is getting out.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Tiffanie Hedges
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Meat for a healthier heart
I am glad this study has been done. My father constantly lectures me on how red meat is bad, and how i need to eat more white meat, but I really don't even like it, so it was good to be able to show him hard evidence that he was wrong, thanks.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
andrea croutcher
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nusing world back to health
I believe breastfed babies are much healthier for themselves and the environment. I work at a daycare center and a lot is wasted because of the bottles. Even if breastfed they still use bottles. How does that help? I think more children should be breastfed.


Glamour
April Back
78
Due: Nov. 22, 1999
December 1999
Submitted: 21-Nov-99
Trans - fat flap
Bad news for trans fat, according to recent research from Tufts University in Boston. Trans fats are produced when vegetable oil is hydrogenated, or hardened, to make foods like margarine firmer. After hydrogenation, this unsaturated fat acts like saturated fat by raising your LDL (bad) cholesterol. Trans fats aren't listed on nutrition labels; to avoid them, lay off high-fat foods containing hyrogenated oils, especially these top offenders: Chicken fingers (5) : 6 g. trans fat, cinnamin roll (frosted 8 oz size) : 6 g. trans fat, Cake doughnut (med size): 6 g. trans fat, French fries (lg order): 4 g. trans fat, Stick marg. (1 tblsp): 2 g. trans



Cincinnati Enquirer
Molly Yarmark
Pg. A24
Due: October 12, 1999
October 10, 1999
Submitted: 11-Oct-99
Bible Literalists Target Big Bang Theory
Kansas has removed evolution from its education standards. The Kansas Board of Education's decision was influenced by scientists whose literal faith in the Bible has helped them reach the decision that the universe is only a couple thousand years old. Scientists who have researched the Big Bang Theory are outraged and shocked. Jerome Frieman, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says,'It's a denial of what understanding we have of the origin of the universe in terms of modern science.' But the 'young Earth creationists', as they are called, say we don't have enough evidence to teach about the orgin of our universe.


The Cincinnati Enquirer
Abby Stoffel
pg. A5
Due: October 12, 1999
September 29,1999
Submitted: 11-Oct-99
Fertility Filters
Clean air in fertility clinic incubators may increase the number of success stories in in vitro fertilization cases. When a filter is held near an incubator the pregnancy rates went from 30 percent to 52 percent. The fertility specialists hope that more filters will be installed in the clinics.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Rachel E.Nolte
pg. A5
Due: 10-12-99
October 07,1999
Submitted: 11-Oct-99
Study Finds Progress In Acid rain Fight
This article discusses the decrease in acid rain lakes and rivers in Europe due to the environmental regulations that were imposed. It states how Europe imposed these regulations before the United States therefore these improvements will be in the future for the United States only if we keep up the regulations, but more likely if they are stepped up. This article caused me to no longer hate the dreaded e-check we all must face year after year, but to think and look farther into this topic.


Nature Science Update
Ariene Lester
401
Due: October 12, 1999
October 7, 1999
Submitted: 12-Oct-99
ecology: defensive topiary
There are certain species of ants which migrate in patterns. Apparently, using iron particles located in their heads and abdomens, they sense earths magnetic field for direction.


New Scientist
Amy Taylor
2118: p 6
Due: Oct. 12, 1999
Jan. 24,1998
Submitted: 12-Oct-99
Grow your own arteries
At the Laval University School of Medicine in Quebec have developed a way to design blood vessels for bypass surgey. They expect that the patients immune system will not reject it, since no foregin materials are being used. They grew smoothe muscle cells into a flat layer and wrapped it around a tube. They dipped it inot nutrients to streghen it. They removed the tube and saturated the smooth muscle cells in a solution containing endothelial cells. They expect in 3 years that trials will begin in humans.


New Scientist
Amy Mills
2138 p.16
Due: 10/12/99
6/13/98
Submitted: 12-Oct-99
Bladders To Go
If you have a damaged bladder and are in need of a new one, you may be in luck, Anthony Atala and other researchers have succeeded in growing an entire bladder in a culture dish. After engineering bladders in six beagles, they found that the engineered bladders had 95% of the capacity of the original bladder up to 11 months after the operation and the normal internal pressure. The process in which the operation is done is they remove pieces of bladder tissues and grow them seperately for six weeks. They then put a coating of epithelial cells inside and outside the muscle. Finally, they replace the original bladders with the engineered ones.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Kim Amlung
1999/10/08
Due: 11/12/99
10/8/99
Submitted: 12-Oct-99
Asthma Plagues Youngest, Air Pollution Can Trigger Attacks
Researchers announced there is a correlation between air pollution and an increase incidents of repiratory illness such as asthma. Children's officials said the disease was the leading reason youngsters were hospitalized at their facility in 1998. In 1997, there were about 1,200 emergency room visits for asthma and other respiratory problems on high ozone days in the Tri-State. Asthma is a multifactorial disease. Dr. Bernsteins stated that Air pollution is a real problem, and a lot studies are showing correlations (with asthmatic episodes).


Scientific American
Kacy Daugherty
pp.26
Due: October 12, 1999
October 1999
Submitted: 12-Oct-99
Pirate
Pirate is a type of pesticide being used today to control the problem with infestations that kills millions of crops each year. Pirate is inactive until consumed but when it is, it interferes with the production of the ATP energy molecule in the mitochondria. It's not necessarily deadly to humans but is toxic to wild life and can disrupt our food chain.


SCIENCE
Gary Swinderman
Vol.284 (No.5415)
Due: 10/12/99
30 April 1999
Submitted: 13-Oct-99
Frog Parasite Found
When an alarming number of deformed frogs appeared across the country, environmentalists had suggested global warming , pollution , and pesticides as causes. Two studies published in SCIENCE magazine , however , find that frogs infested with parasitic worms experience a high incidence of deformity . The parasitic worms called trematodes are carried by aquatic snails. Researcher Peter Johnson says fertilizer runoff may make aquatic plants ( snail forage ) flourish , increasing the number of snails and thus the trematodes, triggering more frog deformities.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Tammy Radcliff
Page A10
Due: October 12,1999
October 7,1999
Submitted: 13-Oct-99
Mayo Team Believes Fungus Causes Chronic Sinusitis
Based on a study of more than 200 patients, the Mayo researchers believe it is the body's immune response to fungus that irriates the nasal membranes. Dr. David Sherris, one of the Mayo researchers discovered that fungus was in the mucus of 96 percent of patients suffering from chronic sinusitis. Researchers are working with drug companies to test medications that control fungus. It may be two years or more before a useful treatment for sinusitis may become available.


Submitted: 13-Oct-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Frog Parasite Found
Several years ago when I was living in Germany there used to be signs posted to warn of frogs crossing. My understanding was that the scientists there were also studing the frogs. I wounder if there may be some sort of connection to your article ?


Submitted: 13-Oct-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Bladders To Go
This discovery could be of great help to the many people with bladder problems.


Submitted: 13-Oct-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Grow Your Own Arteries
This would be most beneficial to the millions of people with cardiovascular disease.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Tammy Radcliff
Page A10
Due: October 12,1999
October 7,1999
Submitted: 13-Oct-99
Mayo Team Believes Fungus Causes Chronic Sinusitis
Based on a study of more than 200 patients, the Mayo researchers believe it is the body's immune response to fungus that irriates the nasal membranes. Dr. David Sherris, one of the Mayo researchers discovered that fungus was in the mucus of 96 percent of patients suffering from chronic sinusitis. Researchers are working with drug companies to test medications that control fungus. It may be two years or more before a useful treatment for sinusitis may become available.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Amy Berliner
A1
Due: 10/12/99
10/12/99
Submitted: 14-Oct-99
Brain Shock Used to Zap Depression
A pacemaker-like device has been tested to stimulate part of the brain important to mood. This experimental device has been tested on about thirty depressed patients, about one half of these patients have experienced positive results. The treatment is called vagus nerve stimulation and this involves sending tiny electric shocks into the vagus nerve in the neck. The nerve then relays the message deep into the brain and this is believed to improve the mood and state of mind of the patient. Scientists further believe that someday this technique could be used to help with memory loss and obesity.


The Cincinnati Enquirer
Brian Amshoff
A3
Due: 10-12-99
10-12-99
Submitted: 14-Oct-99
Nobel awarded for cell work
Dr. Guenter Blobel, a U.S. citizen and German native won the Nobel prize in medicine for discovering how proteins find their rightful places in cells. Dr. Blobel found that after proteins are created, they find their workplaces because they carry signals similar to ZIP codes that tell them where to go. The signals determine whether the protein goes to the cell wall, is expelled, or goes to another department. By showing how proteins find their rightful places- a process gone bad in diseases, Dr. Blobel's research will play a key role in the manufacturing of some medicines.


Discover
Mindy Duncan
Vol 20 (No. 10): 21
Due: October 12, 1999
October 1999
Submitted: 15-Oct-99
Evolutionary Message Down Under
Many anthropologists believed that Homo sapiens left Africa, traveled the world, and dwelt among other organisms on Earth sometime within the last 100,000 yrs. Yet, a new analysis of an ancient Australian skeleton may prove this theory worng. Alan Thorne of the Aus. National University determined that the bones are at least 60,000 yrs. old. Thus, his new theory is that ancestral humans came from Africa about 2 million yrs. ago, and then developed into separate races in widely dispersed locations. Thorne says that getting to Australia was the


Discover
Mindy Duncan
Vol 20 (No. 10): 21
Due: October 12, 1999
October 1999
Submitted: 15-Oct-99
Evolutionary Message Down Under
Many anthropologists believed that Homo sapiens left Africa, traveled the world, and dwelt among other organisms on Earth sometime within the last 100,000 yrs. Yet, a new analysis of an ancient Australian skeleton may prove this theory worng. Alan Thorne of the Aus. National University determined that the bones are at least 60,000 yrs. old. Thus, his new theory is that ancestral humans came from Africa about 2 million yrs. ago, and then developed into separate races in widely dispersed locations.


Submitted: 18-Oct-99
Ryan Becht
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A Model Tuor
About fifteen years ago scientist made mouse cells to become cancerous, they have now done it with human cells. Now they have created human tumor cells by adding three genes:telomerase gene, which alows the cell to grow and divide; an antigen that turns off the signals , that keeps the cells growth in check and the cancer causing gene called ras.Now they can predict if a cell will cause cancer.


Discover
Tammy Back
Vol.20, No. 8,pp. 21-23
Due: 10/19/99
August, 1999
Submitted: 19-Oct-99
Spare parts: Bioengineers foresee a time when you grown your own organs.
This article discusses the possibilites of growing our own organs by duplicating our own cells. It also discusses what bioengineers today have already successfully achieved such as skin, cartilage, a few nerves, finger, and bladders. It discusses experiments that bioengineers are experimenting with such as growing arteries, veins, kidneys, breast tissue and the surface of the eye. According to this article these experiments and by use of advanced art in blueprinting our organs into 3-D models may prove this possible within the next 10-20 years.


Science
Chris Gould
Vol. 285; p. 1473
Due: 10/12/1999
9/3/1999
Submitted: 20-Oct-99
Probing Alcoholism's 'Dark Side'
Work by neuroscientist George Koob of The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA shows that in animals, brain levels of a neurotransmitter associated w/ stress responses increased during withdrawal from alcohol. Knowing that that this stress neurotransmitter, a small protein called corticotropin-releasing factor(CRF), is involved in alcoholismmay provide new info for gene hunters who are searching for the genetic changes that make certain members of some families more susceptible to alcoholism than others. It may ultimately pave the way for medications that oppose the anxiety associated w/ alcohol withdrawal.


Submitted: 20-Oct-99
Chris Gould
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The Weaker Sex?
I'm wondering if it is purely coincidental that women who experienced a traumatic event before conception give birth to baby girls with such a small percentage difference (3%) in women who give birth to baby boys.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
rachel nolte
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fruits, veggies can ...
i thought this was interesting because i had never heard about an oral allergy syndrome. i do not suffer from an allergy to ragweed but i have friends who do and this will help to know what to feed them to not instigate an allergic reaction.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Brandy Meader
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Microwave Alert
I thought this was an interesting article. I didn't know that there was a cause for alarm on what to put into the microwave and it possibly releasing harmful substances.More research should be done on what not to use.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
rachel nolte
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microwave alert
i found this an interesting tidbit because i was unaware that the common household microwave still posed a threat to the general public. i did not know that we were still indager every time we pop a frozen dinner in after work or class.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Brandy Meader
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Brain Shock to Zap Depression
This could be helpful if drugs were not helping severely depressed people. It seems like it could be painful,but taking drugs everyday to help depression can have side effects and be a hassle.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Debbie Patrick
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Ear-licking dogs can pass diseases to human ears
This is a very informative article. We love our pets and treat them like they are one of our children. WE allow them to do sometimes whatever they wish, but is this safe for us? We take for granted that if our dogs have had their shots, that they are healty, but that is not always the case as with this article. WE need to be aware that pets are pets, not humans and take precautions against getting illness and such from them.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Brandy Meader
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Fruits, Vegetables, trigger hay Fever
This article could be helpful to many people not knowing how they get Hay Fever. It was interesting to find out that certain foods can be the cause of certain allergies,by knowing this,people can help reduce the problems


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Debbie Patrick
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Bladders to go
This is news to me. I did not know that our research had gotten as far as being able to grow organs such as a bladder. What a remarkable task. This can help millions of people because if it is successful, they may be able to grow other organs such as kidneys, liver, and the heart. Wouldn't that be a dream come true for people that are on organ donor lists?!


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Brandy Meader
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Fruits, Vegetables, trigger hay Fever
This article could be helpful to many people not knowing how they get Hay Fever. It was interesting to find out that certain foods can be the cause of certain allergies,by knowing this,people can help reduce the problems


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Brandy Meader
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Fruits, Vegetables, trigger hay Fever
This article could be helpful to many people not knowing how they get Hay Fever. It was interesting to find out that certain foods can be the cause of certain allergies,by knowing this,people can help reduce the problems


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Brandy Meader
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Ear Licking Dogs
I found that this article was informative. As pet owners we take for granted what our pets could actually pass along to us and our family. The myth has always been that dogs have the cleanest mouths and this article can inform pet owners that the next time they think eating after their dog, or giving there dog a little smooch, they may think twice.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Debbie Patrick
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Fruits and vegetables can trigger hayfever
This is an interesting article, because I believe that this has happened to me. Sometimes after I eat fruits like bananas, my throat itches and my lips also itch. Sometimes my lips slightly swell too. This will make me take note if it happens again and maybe avoid the fruits or veggies that are the culprit.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Brandy Meader
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Pirate
Pesticides have been proven to be harmful. Although, this pirate pesticide seems to not be harmful for humans, the users are not considering the animals and the surrounding wildlife when using this product on crops. Safer substances need to be consider so they do not cause any harm to animals.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Debbie Patrick
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New pill helps to fight A and B flu bug
It is the season for the flu and we all want to avoid it. You go and get a flu shot and they tell you that you may still get the flu, but if you do, it will be a milder case. They also tell you that there are many types of flu and that the shot you get does not prevent all of them. So, when will there be a shot that protects us from all the different flus? WEll, maybe this new shot will do the trick.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Debbie Patrick
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The weaker sex
How interesting, if a woman experiences a traumatic experience just before conception, she is more likely to have a girl than a boy. This experiment proved this to be true, however I'm not sure that the traumatic experience was the culprit. There are a lot of factors that affect our children and I don't believe that any one factor such as this could actually predict the sex of an unborn child.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Brandy Meader
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Asthma Plagues Youngest
Air pollution in our country is only get worse, not better. When we pollute our air, we do not think of the children or adults that suffer from asthma being effected by pollution. This article sheds light on the fact that asthma is an alarming issue and certain things need to be taken into consideration before polluting our air. It's hard enough for people with asthma to breath when the pollen count is high, now they have to suffer almost all of the time because of things we put into the air.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Brain Shock Used to Zap Depression
I think this is a pretty extreme method of curing depression. Who would want schock therapy to make them happier?!? I think that they should stick with the origional prescriptions of Prozac, it seems more appealing than shock therapy!


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Microwave Alert
I was always told not to stand in front of the microwave when I was younger but I never really thought much of it. It seems to me that if it were to cause any serious damage then the manufacturers would label them with warning signs. I know it's a minute amount of radiation but still it seems that over time it would make you pretty sick. I guess we are all exposed to radiation some way or another.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Kacy Daugherty
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The weaker sex
To me this sounds absolutley crazy! How can experiencing a traumatic experience right before conception enhance your chances of having a girl?? How would you test such a theory? Hold a gun to your lover's head right before she conceives? Hah, I don't believe for a second that this can determine the sex of your baby. It sounds too crazy.


Submitted: 23-Oct-99
Abby Stoffel
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Brain Shock Used to Zap Depression
I understand what they are trying to do, but does it hurt the patient when part of his brain is zapped? To me, it sounds very inhumane. I don't think that I would want something like that done to me no matter how depressed I was.


Submitted: 23-Oct-99
Abby Stoffel
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Spare Parts
I know that everyone probably wants to live as long as she can but I think science maybe trying to push the envelope. The next thing they are going to do is try to create all new bodies, and to me there is something very wrong about that. I don't think I would want home-grown organs because there could be very serious consequences.


Scientific American
Abby Stoffel
vol. 281 no. 5, pg. 77
Due: November 2, 1999
November 1999
Submitted: 27-Oct-99
Flammable Ice
Members of the Reaserch Center for Marine Geosciences at Christian Albrechts University went in search of methane hydrate at the bottom of the ocean. Methane hydrate is


Scientific American
Abby Stoffel
vol. 281 no. 5, pg. 77
Due: November 2, 1999
November 1999
Submitted: 27-Oct-99
Flammable Ice
Members of the Reaserch Center for Marine Geosciences at Christian Albrechts University went in search of methane hydrate at the bottom of the ocean. Methane hydrate is


Scientific American
Abby Stoffel
vol. 281 no. 5, pg. 77
Due: November 2, 1999
November 1999
Submitted: 27-Oct-99
Flammable Ice
Members of the Reaserch Center for Marine Geosciences at Christian Albrechts University went in search of methane hydrate at the bottom of the ocean. Methane hydrate is


Scientific American
Abby Stoffel
vol. 281 no. 5, pg. 77
Due: November 2, 1999
November 1999
Submitted: 27-Oct-99
Flammable Ice
Members of the Reaserch Center for Marine Geosciences at Christian Albrechts University went in search of methane hydrate at the bottom of the ocean. Methane hydrate is


Scientific American
Abby Stoffel
Vol. 281 no. 5 pp.77-83
Due: November 2, 1999
November 1999
Submitted: 27-Oct-99
Flammable Ice
Members of the Research Center for Marine Geosciences went in search of methane hydrate on the ocean floor. Methane hydrate is an icelike compound made of molecules methane gas contained in frozen water molecules. The compund is very flammable due to the methane and is unstable just above freezing temp. These crystals contain more energy than all the fossil fuel reserves in the world.


Scientific American
Abby Stoffel
Vol. 281 No. 5
Due: November 2, 1999
pgs. 77-83
Submitted: 27-Oct-99
Flammable Ice
Members of the Research Center for Marine Geosciences went in search of methane hydrate at the bottom of the ocean. Methane hydrate is a compound of methane gas trapped inside ice molecules. Methane hydrate is very flammable and is unstable just over freezing temp. Methane hydrate contains more energy than all the fossil fuel reserves in the world put together.


The Cincinnati Enquirer
Molly Yarmark
C1
Due: November 2, 1999
October 31, 1999
Submitted: 1-Nov-99
Human Egg Auction Model of Stupidity
You can now shop for human eggs on the internet. Fashion photographer and horse breeder, Ron Harris, has announced his intentions to start breeding humans. Harris has no medical background, but says, Choosing eggs from bueatiful women will profoundly increase the success of your children and your children's children for centuries to come. The Federal Trade Commission says the internet auction is completely legal. Dr Elizabeth Panke, a DNA expert, says that physicians and legislators need to work together to establish some guidelines on such subject matters before things get out of hand.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Brandy Meader
A8
Due: November 2, 1999
October 27,1999
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
Obesity Epidemic is Killing Thousands
The article discusses the issue the number of Americans being overweight or obese. Obesity affects nearly one in five adults and killing some 300,000 a year. Obesity has become one of the major causes of mortality in th U.S. and the health care system will increase with individuals who require treatment for obesity related health conditions. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control found that 63 percent of men and 55 percent of women are overweight or obese. From 1991-1998 the prevalence of obesity jumped from 14.9 percent to 19.1 percent in Ohio. The article also discusses the need for a national strategy to prevent obesity.


New Scientist
Amy Mills
2040
Due: 11/2/99
July 27, 1996
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
Tea Cures
If you have herpes, forget the expensive treatments that may cause nausea, loss of taste and rashes, there is a much cheaper and convient way; tea bags. Joan Hibberd of Harley Street, London believes that the simple use of teabags, specifically Earl Grey Tea, is a cure for herpes infections. All you do is stand an ordinary tea bag in boiling water for a few minutes, cool it and then apply it to the patient's skin for a couple of minutes. According to Hibberd, within four or five days the lesions crust over, then disappear. She admits that she doesn't know why it works, but under patent law, there is no obligation to explain why it works.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Kim Amlung
pg B2
Due: November 2, 1999
Monday, November 1, 1999
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
Drug May Unclog Leg Blood Vessels
Local researchers have begun testing a photosensitive drug called Antrin as a noninvasive way to unclog diseased blood vessels. After an injection into the bloodstream, the drug accumulates in artery clogging plaque. Once enough has accumulated, doctors run a fiber-optic line into the artery to expose the blockage to a bright red light that activates the plaque fighting drug. If proven successful, the treatment could replace some traditional surgeries and mechanical angioplasty methods or could be used in conjuction with those treatments to improve results.


Associated Press SCience
Debbie Patrick
1
Due: 11/2/99
October 2, 1999
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
Strategy Aims to Starve Cancer
This article says that doctors once thought that cancer used the blood supply already in place in order to spread. It has since been discovered that cancer grows it's own blood supply. So, researchers are taking the approach that to kill cancer, you must starve it. Drug companies have developed drugs that will stop cancer by blocking it's ability to launch fresh blood vessels. Some of the drugs have already been tested and have proven to be effective in shrinking and/or stopping the growth of cancer. The research is still in the early stages, and it is one of the hottest areas in medicine today, but there is still a lot to learn about it.


Associated Press Science
Debbie Patrick
1
Due: 11/24/99
October 2, 1999
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
Professor Hopes to Clone Mammoth
A geologist in ARizona hopes to take a mammoth that was found frozen, and clone it. The process involves putting DNA from the mammoth into an Asian elephant's egg that has been stripped of elephant genes. Some researchers believe that you need live cells for cloning, but that theory has been disproven by a scientist in Texas, who successfully cloned a steer from the hide of another that died a year ago. Even so, the odds are pretty slim, but they are determined to try. If this is successful, what could this mean for cloning humans or cloning anything for that matter?


Technology Review
Charles W. Long
46-53
Due: Nov. 2 1999
April 1994
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
Genes to the Rescue
Gene therapy could help fight dozens of diseases by the introducion of the gene which is lacking in the body. Researchers have been experimenting with cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia, emphysema, hemophillia, and other diseases caused by genetic mutations. However, genetic diseases such as hypertension, gout, and diabetes would most likely not do well with this type of treatment because they involve multiple genes. Still, at least 10 years will have to past before we can tell how successful this treatment can be.


New Scientist
Amy Taylor
#2077 p.17
Due: 11/2/99
April 12, 1997
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
Tumor cells can mend their ways
Mina Bissell and Valerie Weaver of the Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory in Calf. found out, that adding an antibody to a receptor called beta-1 intergin in cancerous tummors found in the breast, made the tumors more together. This also stopped the tumors from uncontrollably dividing. The normal cells found in the breast would not divide into tumors. This is not a cure for canacer but just a better way for treating the diseas


Discover
Amy Berliner
p. 14
Due: November 2,1999
August 1999
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
A Pill for Diabetics
Biochemist Bei Zhang and her team at Merck Research Laboratories may have found a miracle molecule to set diabetics free from insulin. The researcheres screened 50,000 chemical combinations to find a molecule that could replace insulin and be digested. The molecule was found in a leaf fungus. The fungal compound produces a chain reaction that allows them to process glucose. The fungus nearly matched insulin in suppressing blood sugar levels. The testing was done on diabetic mice. The mice have shown no sign of side effects.


Smithsonian
Robin Votapek
Vol.(28):pp.116-124
Due: 11/02/99
June 1997
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
Nature's own pooper-scoopers keep Earth livable for all of us.
Dung beetles have been around for 76 million years. They roll dung into balls and bury them deep under the soil. They use these dung balls to fertilize their eggs in and they also feed off of them. Not only do they have personal gain from the buried dung balls, they help fertilize the soil with much needed nitrogen. Introduced to cow pasters to cut back the poop population, they've also reduced fly pop. by 90%.


Time Magazine
Kacy Daugherty
vol. 154, No. 18
Due: November 2, 1999
November 1, 1999
Submitted: 2-Nov-99
New Hope on Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease afflicts 4 million Americans, most over the age of 65. It clutters the brain with tiny bits of protein, robbing victims of their mental power until they are no longer able to do even the simplest chores or recognize their closest friends or family. Scientist have succeeded in identifying and isolating a enzyme called protease that may play a key role in creating the biochemical chaos in the brain that causes Alzheimer's.The enzyme could offer a target at which drug designers could aim their medications.That potential target is called beta-secretase it acts as chemical scissors that snips away pieces of excess protein.


Submitted: 7-Nov-99
abby stoffel
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new hope on alzheimers
I really hope that a drug will be available to alzheimer patients because it is very hard for the families of these patients watch someone they know and love completely forget who they are. There are so many people who would benefit from this drug, so I hope this drug can be sold to people who need it.


USA TODAY
Brian Amshoff
11-3-99 p19A
Due: 11-3-99
11-3-99
Submitted: 8-Nov-99
Giant neck bones suggest discovery of tallest dinosaur
Neck bones found on the grounds of an Oklahoma prison may possibly be those of the largest dinosaur yet discovered. The vertebrae found each measured 5 feet in length. Researchers estimate the dinosaur, named Sauropos eidon reached 60 feet in height, stood on four legs, with a long tail balancing its gigantic neck, and weighed more than 60 tons! Discovered outside Antlers, Okla., its neck bones sported individual ribs 12 feet long. The dinosaur's neck would have extended 40 feet from its shoulders. Research teams estimate Sauroposeidon lived more than 110 million years ago.


Submitted: 8-Nov-99
Brian Amshoff
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Tea Cures
What a breakthrough in the treatment of herpes. Everyone has heard of herbal tea as a treatment for stress, colds, and other everyday problems, but nothing like this. Hopefully those who suffer from herpes will inves t in this wonder tea. Maybe this dicovery will lead to other breakthroughs in the battle against STD's


Scientific America
Ryan Becht
11 125
Due: nov. 2 1999
Nov. 1999
Submitted: 8-Nov-99
Fuel of The Future
The world's marine methane hydrate deposits have twice the carbon reserve of all other fossil fuels combined.These deposites are located in the frozen ocean mud about a half a mile deep. If some how scientist could heat the methane gas. This would release it,and they could capture it. The tecnology to reach and distract it has not been developed but soon could be. Your next gas of choice could be methane hydrate.


SCIENCE NEWS
Gary Swinderman
Vol.156, No.15 :236
Due: Nov. 2
October 9, 1999
Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Curbing the common cold?
Pathogens, known as rhinoviruses, need to subtly alter the shape of their outer shell in order to infect cells. A new drug called pleconaril, helps fight the viruses responsible for the common cold by blocking that shift. Frederick G. Hayden of the University of Virgina School of Medicine found in one study that 347 adults with moderate or severe colds suffered for 10.5 days when given pleconaril. The 168 people given a placebo endured their cold for 14 days.


SCIENCE NEWS
Gary Swinderman
Vol.156, No.15 :236
Due: Nov. 2
October 9, 1999
Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Curbing the common cold?
Pathogens, known as rhinoviruses, need to subtly alter the shape of their outer shell in order to infect cells. A new drug called pleconaril, helps fight the viruses responsible for the common cold by blocking that shift. Frederick G. Hayden of the University of Virgina School of Medicine found in one study that 347 adults with moderate or severe colds suffered for 10.5 days when given pleconaril. The 168 people given a placebo endured their cold for 14 days.


Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Kim Amlung
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Human Egg Auction Model of Stupidity
The human egg auction is just an example of how out of hand people are getting. When a man with no medical background is auctioning human eggs on the internet with intentions of breading humans, things are already out of hand. Also, The Federal Trade Commission needs to take a look at what is legal on the Internet. Afterall these human eggs may some day be people. They need to look at the whole picture and what will result from this.


Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Kim Amlung
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Strategy Aims to Starve Cancer
I have never heard on this strategy of fighting cancer before. This strategy sounds promising to cancer patients. It will be interesting to see the long term results of this research on both the cancer and the patients. I hope this is one more successful step in the fight against cancer.


Discover
Tammy Back
Vol. 20/No. 10/PP 41-42
Due: 11/2/99
October 1999
Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Why are you so smart?
This article discusses the nature-nurture debate and whether the human mind is born or made. Through research most experts feel that it is both in equal shares. This has intrigued scientists to search for the smart genes. Scientists now are discovering some evidence of genes linked to a high IQ. This article discusses that even though there is no current method for genetically boosting IQ, but with the determination of continuing gene therapy it may one day be possible to give your child a high IQ before is even born.


Discover
Tammy Back
Vol. 20/No. 10/PP 41-42
Due: 11/2/99
October 1999
Submitted: 9-Nov-99
Why are you so smart?
This article discusses the nature-nurture debate and whether the human mind is born or made. Through research most experts feel that it is both in equal shares. This has intrigued scientists to search for the smart genes. Scientists now are discovering some evidence of genes linked to a high IQ. This article discusses that even though there is no current method for genetically boosting IQ, but with the determination of continuing gene therapy it may one day be possible to give your child a high IQ before is even born.


Submitted: 15-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Human Egg Auction Model of Stupidity
I think that it's pretty strange how a guy with no real medical background (besides horse breeding) can sell eggs on the internet like their baseball cards or something. I would think that you would need some kind of license or certifications...I mean how does he get the eggs?? It would be pretty convienent though if his ideas were rational. We could make a society full of smart and perfect people instead of us regular people.


Submitted: 15-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Human Egg Auction Model of Stupidity
I think that it's pretty strange how a guy with no real medical background (besides horse breeding) can sell eggs on the internet like their baseball cards or something. I would think that you would need some kind of license or certifications...I mean how does he get the eggs?? It would be pretty convienent though if his ideas were rational. We could make a society full of smart and perfect people instead of us regular people.


Submitted: 15-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Obesity Epidemic is Killing Thousands
I think that people are just getting lazy because now a days everything is pretty much done for us. It's easier to go grab some McDonalds on a Friday night than having to cook your own meal. People need to pay attention to what they really are putting into their bodies because your health needs to be your top priority. Is a big mac really worth the hassel of taking medications to treat avoidable illnesses?


Submitted: 15-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Obesity Epidemic is Killing Thousands
I think that people are just getting lazy because now a days everything is pretty much done for us. It's easier to go grab some McDonalds on a Friday night than having to cook your own meal. People need to pay attention to what they really are putting into their bodies because your health needs to be your top priority. Is a big mac really worth the hassel of taking medications to treat avoidable illnesses?


Submitted: 15-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Obesity Epidemic is Killing Thousands
I think that people are just getting lazy because now a days everything is pretty much done for us. It's easier to go grab some McDonalds on a Friday night than having to cook your own meal. People need to pay attention to what they really are putting into their bodies because your health needs to be your top priority. Is a big mac really worth the hassel of taking medications to treat avoidable illnesses?


Submitted: 15-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Strategy Aims to Starve Cancer
I think that it's great that they are finding new ways to help treat cancer. I hope one day they find a cure and eventually cancer will become the next small pox or maleria.


Discover
Mindy Duncan
vol 20, no. 10 p. 26
Due: Nov. 2, 1999
October 1999
Submitted: 16-Nov-99
A Shot in the Woods
Plant pathologists are developing new vaccines that could save the Dutch elm tree from a deadly fungus, and may someday save such crops as soybeans. The fungus invades the elms and make spores that clog their water transportation system, thus causing them to die of thirst. Although infected trees build walls around the spores to prevent this, the response is usually too slow to save the tree. Therefore, the new vaccine will speed up the elm's natural defense system so the trees can react in time. A new protein injection has proved to significantly reduce disease symptoms.


Submitted: 16-Nov-99
Mindy Duncan
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Human Egg Auction Model of Stupidity
If a female wants to donate her egg for money, she should be allowed to. However, I must say that I find it ridiculous how women are wanting to compromise something so great just for money. Also, I believe that Ron Harris' comment that beautiful women will increase the success of the child is laughable. I could understand purchasing eggs from these women if I were unable to have kids or adopt, but I wouldn't do it just because these women are supposedly beautiful.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Tammy Radcliff
A12
Due: Nov 2, 1999
October 7, 1999
Submitted: 16-Nov-99
Genes for Asthma Identified
Wodking with mice with human genes spliced into their chromosomes, a team headed by Edward Rubin and Derek Symula found that reducing the activity of the two genes can diminish susceptibility to asthma attacks. Dr. Symula said his team's research, in the immediate term, could refocus asthma medicine from treatement of symptoms to prevention. Asthma attacks are often triggered by dust mites, cockroaches, cats, and pollen.


Submitted: 16-Nov-99
Brian Amshoff
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Flammable Ice
How great it would be if scientists could somehow get their hands on the frozen energy deep below the ocean floor. It seems that we are finally making strides toward finding other ways to produce energy other than fossil fuels. Personally, I think there are a lot more options, and I think they're looking in the right place... the ocean.


Health Scout
Brandy Meader
pp.1-4
Due: Nov.24, 1999
11/7/99
Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Gene Therapy Improves Bypass Surgery
A new procedure has been introduced that baths a vein in DNA. This genetic therapy may prevent veins from growing abnormal cells, reducing the possibility of new blockages. It has an impact on the success rate of all types of bypass procedures including heart bypass--without much difficulty or expense. Michaels Mann states, tested this procedure by grafting the bathed vein in 17 patients,and compared them to 16 who had regular surgery.69% of the patients who had the gene therapy reported no blockages,71% without therapy reported blockages.


Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Brandy Meader
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Drug May Unclog Leg Blood Vessels
This procedure could cut down on many surgeries that people have to remove blockages. Maybe with this new drug helping prevent blockages in the legs, it could also expand to other blockages in the body like in the heart. This could be far less harmful than having angioplastic surgery to remove blockages and the dangers involved in such surgeries.


Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Brandy Meader
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Strategy Aims to Starve Cancer
If successful this could mean a great deal to cancer victims and their families. For years scientists have been trying to cure or at least restrict the cancer cells in patients and maybe now with this new development they can help patients who have been in desperate need of something new that works.


Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Amy Mills
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Pirate
I was expecting something else from the topic of this article; pretty strange name for a name of an pesticide.


Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Amy Mills
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Brain Shock Used to Zap Depression
This new shock treatment sounds pretty good, but I'm sure the catch is that it's really expensive to get. Also, I don't really know if using electronic shock to alter someone's emotions is all that great either.


Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Amy Mills
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Probing Alcoholism's Dark Side
This article is very interesting to me, I was unaware that withdraw from alcohol is associated with stress. I know quite a few people I can associate that with.


Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Amy Mills
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Spare Parts
I am really getting agrivated that all the scientists are trying to play God. Yes, I can see how making spare parts for people would be good to save lives, but where do they draw the line? Next they will be creating a whole person from


Submitted: 17-Nov-99
Amy Mills
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Obesity Epidemic is Killing Thousands
This article was very interesting, the percentages of obest people in the world was much, much higher than I imagined. Also I did not know it was such a problem.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Mindy Duncan
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Obesity Epidemic Killing Thousands
A strategy definitely needs to be developed to assist those who are overweight or obese. However, I think the answer lies within each individual. There is so much information available regarding nutrition, exercise, and the proper way to diet. We have thousands of books, magazines, and videos to assist in maintaining a healthy weight. Therefore, it is difficult for us as a nation to develop a method to help this situation when the people are not willing to help themselves. I know some people are born that way or have health problems that cause obesity, but there are countless others who just aren't willing to try things to help their situation.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Mindy Duncan
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Tea Cures
It would be wonderful if something as simple as tea could cure the now-uncurable disease, herpes. However, it seems very unrealistic that this would be possible. There are many medications available to assist in the treatment of herpes, but there has not been a cure. I really hope that this will be found to be an actual cure for the disease because STDs are becoming increasingly more common.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Amy Taylor
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Pobing Alcoholism Dark Side
This is great. I hope they can come up with medication to help alcoholics with this so called disease. It may encouage any alcoholic now to seek treatment if they know that there is medication to help instead of going to through detoix.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Debbie Patrick
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Fertility Filters
This is an interesting article about the effects of pregnancy in invitro fertilization, when a filter is held near an incubator. Dust and other particles in the air are taken for granted sometimes. We don't realize how such a small object can affect our lives. It is good that they have made this discovery, so that they can have more successful pregnancies through invitro.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Debbie Patrick
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Fertility Filters
This is an interesting article about the effects of pregnancy in invitro fertilization, when a filter is held near an incubator. Dust and other particles in the air are taken for granted sometimes. We don't realize how such a small object can affect our lives. It is good that they have made this discovery, so that they can have more successful pregnancies through invitro.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Amy Taylor`
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Bladders to go
This is great for people who have severe bladders problems. My grandmother would surely benefit from this as well as many other people. I hope when they finally get done with this that it will be affordable.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Robin Votapek
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Brain shock therapy to Zap Depression
How safe is this therapy? Would't you think that possibly the electrical shock kills off part of your brain cells? How far have they actually taken the Basically made them brain dead. I wonder if they've researched for long term affects.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Robin Votapek
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Brain shock therapy to Zap Depression
How safe is this therapy? Would't you think that possibly the electrical shock kills off part of your brain cells? How far have they actually taken the Basically made them brain dead. I wonder if they've researched for long term affects.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Debbie Patrick
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Study finds progress in acid rain fight
The United sTates is one of the most advanced countries in our world, but we seem to be behind other countries when it comes to things such as efficient punishment of crimes and environmental regulations. Europe has already seen considerable results from their regulations being enforced. It's s shame that we waited so long to do something about it. Hopefully though, our current efforts will pay off and we also will see good results from our efforts.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Debbie Patrick
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Asthma plagues youngest, air pollution can trigger attacks
Air pollution is a problem that affects us all, especially when you consider that innocent children are affected. The correlation between polution and asthma doesn't surprise me. I think there is also a correlation between pollution and allergies as well. But since it has been evidenced that there is a correlation, maybe we can do something about it. Today it is ashthma, tomorrow it may be something worse than cancer or aids.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Robin Votapek
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Why are you so smart?
How ridiculous! When did America's turn into such a competive society? First lips, then hair extensions, now brains? Would anyone out there who was planning to have a child actually consider doing this? And, wouldn't this be in the same class giving your child nose surgery before the nose actually developed. Knowledge is one of the greatest assets we have we have the power to learn and better ourselves why reduce our own personal power by letting this happen. It's up to you to make your life worth living not a doctor's.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Debbie Patrick
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Mayo team believes fungus causes chronic sinusitus
Fungus irritating the nasal membranes is what they believe is a culprit of sinusitis. Those of us that suffer from sinus/allergy problems are told to keep bedding thoroughly washed and to eliminate being around grasses trees, etc. It does not surprise me that fungus was found in the mucus of patients suffering from chronic sinusitis. The next step, however, is to find out why and do something about it, so that we can help those suffering.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Debbie Patrick
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Brain shock used to zap depression
This article talks about using nerve stimulation to improve moods. I don't agree with this technique, because first of all, it is only a temporary remedy. What does a patient do, go get shocked every time they get really depressed? Second, it seems like an extreme therapy. I think social therapy would be a better alternative.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Robin Votapek
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Fertility Filters
What ever happened to Adoption? There are millions of children out there without a home. I realize how important it is wanting a child of your own. But does anyone know the rate of adoption versus the rate of fertility drugs given out in a single month.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Bible Literalists Target Big Bang Theory
I can see how there would be a contraversy on this topic but I don't think that they should completely eliminate the theory from schools. When you learn something you don't have to believe in it. It's just a theory and the word theory itself tells you it's not a proven fact so you decide for yourself. There are a lot of theories that are taught in schools and colleges...what will they do, keep everyone sheltered from new ideas?


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Grow your own arteries
This is a good thing don't get me wrong...but isn't surgery dangerous enough? I know that a lot of people are probably excited about this but for me personally the idea of removing the tube is what got to me. I would be scared that something would go wrong with the arteries. Maybe I'm crazy but if I had to go through bipass surgery I would just want them to get in and get out as soon as possible, I don't care if it's a plastic tube or artificially grown arteries. That's just my opinion.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Ear-licking dogs can pass diseases to human ears
This article was interesting to me. I always let my dog kiss on me. I always thought that I was safe but I really never thought about it. I see my dog as my baby or something. I'm one of those people who will let their dog kiss them in the face. It makes sense though, they do eat anything and rarley get their teeth brushed...plus their always licking and cleaning themselves. Ohh, now I really think about it I think it's pretty nasty. I love my boo-boo but I don't think I'll let him kiss me in the face anymore.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Tea Cures
It's pretty neat how tea can help herpes. I'm not famialiar with how much other treatment cost but I guess there not cheap. I'm sure many people will be happy about this.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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A Pill For Diabetics
I think this is great news. My mom is a diabetic and can't take the pill that they have had out on the market. She takes four shots a day! I feel bad for her because she has to take a little suitcase looking thing around with her everywhere so she can take her shots. She says its not so bad anymore because shes used to it but I know that if she could take a pill that worked for her she would.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Professor Hopes to Clone Mammoth
I don't think this is a good idea at all. I don't think we need half elephant half mamoths running around. Wouldn't this kind of interuppt the food chain? Regardless of that, if they were successful at doing this then it would just become an epidimic of cloning anything and everything. Do we really have the right to be doing this? It's cool but scary at the same time.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Bladders To Go
This is good news if you have a bad blatter. The statistics surprised me, 95% of the bladders had the capacity of the old in only 11 months. You have to consider though, they tested this on beagles and whos to say that the success rate will be the same for humans? I hope so because it would help save a few lives.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Asthma Plagues Youngest, Air Pollution Can Trigger Attacks
I already knew that there was a correlation between air pollution and respiratory illnesses. There have been thousand and thousands of enviromental groups trying to get this across to people for years now and only a hand full actually listen. All you have to do to get proof for yourself is to go to Las Angelas, step outside, take a deep breath, and hack your lungs out! This is a problem that if neglected will hurt many of the population.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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A model Tuor
I think it's great and everything that they can now predict wether or not a cell will cause cancer but it bothers me because they use mice and rats for their studies. I know a couple mice and rats being used as guine pigs won't make them extinct or anything but the scientist are giving these innocent little rodents cancer knowing that it's deadly. I guess I'm just an animal lover but I can't help but to feel sorry for them.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Spare Parts
I'm happy that scientist and docters are working hard to help improve our lives but how far are they going to go? It' like you can grow anything now with the help of some biological engineering. The thing is though that it's bioengineered-not natural. I guess I would feel different though if I lost a finger, arm,or breast- then I would probaly do it but I'd feel like the bionic woman.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Drug May Unclog Leg Blood Vessels
Oh, this is great news. I'm not really worried now because I'm still young but at least now I know theres a reasonable way to treat it. I know somebody with this problem and she says its annoying. Every time she bumps her leg or something she has to worry about busting the vessels, and she says its pretty painful.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Nature's own pooper-scoopers
I never looked at beetles as being helpful. Usually my skin crawls whenever I see an insect and I'm guilty of flushings the ones I find in my house down the toilet. Next time I'm ready to step on a dung-beetle I'll won't and I won't be grossed out either. Well dung is one thing we will never run out of so I guess we don't have to worry about fertilized soil.


Submitted: 19-Nov-99
shaun laskey
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the weaker sex
If you can really tell by the difference in sexes of a child by some kind of shock before its conceived, which I find hard to believe, at least now I know how to not have a girl.


Submitted: 19-Nov-99
shaun laskey
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fertility filters
I find it very interesting that these filters can help with the fertility. Just keep them away from me because I don't need that.


Submitted: 19-Nov-99
shaun laskey
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pirate
. I feel that something needs to be done about people using these sorts of pesticides. This is not healthy for are enviroment.


cincinnati enquirir
shaun laskey
pg. a7
Due: oct. 12, 1999
oct. 8, 1999
Submitted: 19-Nov-99
Hard Silicon
Breast implants seem to be a good idea for all the small breasted women out there, but studies are showing that around seven years after the silicon is placed into the women's chest the implant starts to harded. So these implants will just have to be replaced again. Big money maker. Sorry ladies!


Cincinnati Enquirer
Radcliff Tammy
A10
Due: 11/24/99
Thurs.Oct.7,1999
Submitted: 20-Nov-99
Star Bulges Yield Clues About Galaxies
The Hubble telescope allows astronomers,who had previously been able to study only the bulge at the center of our own galaxy,to peer deep inside the buldges of other galaxies.Reynier Peletier's researchers studied the center of 20 spiral galaxies that have large bulges.They concluded that elliptical bulges of stars formed over a relatively brief period very early in the young universe,either through the collaspe of a single cloud of hydrogen or the merger of primeval star clusters.


The Cincinnati Enquirer
Abby Stoffel
pg. A5
Due: 11-23-99
Sept. 29, 1999
Submitted: 20-Nov-99
Botulism toxin erases wrinkles and migraines
Women who had injections of the botulism toxins to smooth out wrinkles discovered that the shots cured their migraines. It is possible that the toxin can keep migraines away for three to four months. The toxin is said to have few side effects and lasts much longer than the medicine that we have now for migraines.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Kim Amlung
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A Pill for Diabetics
This is great news for diabetics. I'm sure most diabetics would take a pill rather than give themself a shot. I hope that testing on humans goes as well as it did on the mice. Will this be available and affordable for everyone.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Kim Amlung
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Botulism Toxin Erases Wrinkles and Migranes
This is good news for people who suffer from migranes. I find it interesting that the injections of the botulism can prevent migranes for 3-4 months. Is there any long term effects associated with this injection?


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Kim Amlung
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Hard Silicon
This is another reason why breast implants are not a good idea. Women how have these implants are obviously more worried about how they look rather than their health.


The Cincinnati Enquirer
Molly Yarmark
pg. A8
Due: Nov 23 1999
Nov. 21, 1999
Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Vermiculite Mine Caused Fatal Cancers, report says
At least 192 people have died over the past 40 years in Libby, Montana from cancer due to the asbestos released during the mining for vermiculite. The mine that was closed down 9 years ago in the Zonolite Mountain used to release more than two tons of asbestos into the air every day, 6 days a week. 375 more people have been diagnosed with ailments that are linked to the mine. They are most likely caused by tremolite asbestos, which is a rare and extremely toxic asbestos realeased when mining for vermiculite. It is so toxic that family members of the people who used to work there also contracted cancer just from the dust from the miners clothing.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Molly Yarmark
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Genes for asthma identified
This is great news for asthma suffers. I have asthma and there are many activities in which I can not do. If they could fix the asthma before it is a problem that would be new type of freedom for many people.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Kim Amlung
1
Due: 11/23/99
November 20, 1999
Submitted: 22-Nov-99
New Approach urged for Kids' Ear Infections
A community-wide guideline announced this week for treating otitis media, the medical term for ear infection, asks doctors to take several steps to reduce the overuse of antibiotics. Suspicion about ear infections is the single most common reason for taking children to a doctor. As many as 1/3 of all children under 3 years old get more than 3 ear infections during those early years-resulting in more than 30 million office visits a year. To reduce antibiotic overuse, the guidelines call first for making sure there's really an ear infection. Parents are often surprised to hear that 70-90% of episodes will resolve without antibiotics.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Kim Amlung
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Probing Alcoholism's 'Dark Side'
This is great. This may be the first step that people with Alcoholism can take to help themselves. To help reduce the anxiety associated with alcohol withdrawl would give these people a better chance at getting their lives back on track. I hope that these medications become available to those who need it and want to help themselves.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Kim Amlung
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A Shot in the Woods
This is interesting. I had no idea that there was a deady fungus that was killing Dutch Elm trees. I am also impressed that they have a vaccine that will speed up the elm's natural defense system so that the tree can react in time. We need to take good care of our environment before it is gone. This seems like a good start.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Molly Yarmark
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Professor Hopes to Clone Mammoth
There is no need to clone a frozen mammoth! This professor is messing with nature and his findings could create more harm than good. He gives no reasons for trying to clone the mammoth because he has none except his own morbid curiosity.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Molly Yarmark
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Drug May Unclog Leg Blood Vessels
This research is very important considering the number of surgeries they have to do each year for people with clogged arteries. They may even be able to expand the use of the drug to include working with arteries and veins in other parts of the body.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Molly Yarmark
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Strategy aims to starve cancer
More research needs to be done concerning cancer. Many families have lost one or more member due to various forms of cancer. It seems almost anything can give you cancer if you're not careful. They could find the cure for all cancers and it may not be a concern for our children's children, or even our children.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Molly Yarmark
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Obesity Epidemic is Killing Thousands
Obesity is so out of hand because many people were not taught the basics of proper nutrition. Schools need to set up classes that deal specifically with nutrition and adults need to be aware of the many dangers that come from being obese. Children and adults need to be encouraged to go outside and be active just as much as they are encouraged to stay inside and watch telelvsion.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Molly Yarmark
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Pirate
People should not be allowed to use pesticides if they are harmful to wildlife. Pesticides that are harmful to animals should not even be sold . More regulations need to be made because if they are hurting animals it will in time turn around and effect us if he eat the deer that are contaminated with the chemicals from the pseticides.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
Molly Yarmark
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Bladders to go
There has been more and more cases of people giving their bladders to someone in need. It would be wonderful for people with bad bladders not to have to ask loved ones for half of their own bladder. And if one can not be found it would no longer be a problem or a concern.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
abby stoffel
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hard silicon
I am not surprised at all by the fact that there is something wrong with these implants. I don't think it is the best idea to put anything foreign in one's body simply for cosmetic women. If I were small breasted, I still would not have implants, because I don't trust them. Plus, I don't want to spend a ton of money on something that I would have to replace in seven years either.


Submitted: 22-Nov-99
abby stoffel
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genes for asthma identified
Millions of people are attacked each year by asthma attacks and I think it is wonderful that scientists are trying to find cures for it. Since it has been tested on mice, I just hope that it works on humans. I had no idea that things such as termites and the rest of the list in the article enhances asthma problems.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Rachel Nolte
A14
Due: 11/22/99
November 4,1999
Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Research Links Healthy Eating Taste Sensitivity
Researchers say sensitivity to bitter foods appears to decline with age, making vegetables more appetizing to adults than to children. A study found that women were less sensitive to bitter tasting food as they got older and showed an increase in a preference for fruits and vegetables. Scientist hope that a better understanding why people choose certain foods they can improve nutrition and stop the nationwide increase in obesity Studies have found that a number of factors influence what children and adults eat.


Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Rachel Nolte
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Bible Literalists Target the Big Bang Theory
I believe that this is a big topic and not something that can be summarized in a few sentences. This is a timeless controversy and one that will out live any of us. Whether or not the world was created by God or was a result of a cosmic explosion is not for me to decide but as a future teacher I know that it will be my job to teach my students something that has a concrete background and has been approved by my school board.


Discover
Mindy Duncan
Vol 20, Number 10: 21
Due: November 23, 1999
October 1999
Submitted: 23-Nov-99
The Frozen Zoo
Duane Kraemer, professor of veterinary physiology at Texas A & M University, is leading Project Noah's Ark, an effort to deep-freeze genetic material from about 2,000 species that may soon become extinct. Someday, the extinct animals may be cloned back into existence. Yet, by then, much of the genetic diversity is already gone. At this point, only 1,000 pandas survive. Therefore, Kraemer says that it is extremely necessary to get cells from at least 200 pandas before they go extinct. Thus, wild pandas and their habitats may not last much longer, but at least the DNA could be conserved.


Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Tea Cures
This is interesting. Many people of appliacian descend believe that if you put ear wax on a cold sore it will cure it.


Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Tammy Radcliff
Comment on a Newsnote
Tea Cures
This is interesting. Many people of appliacian descend believe that if you put ear wax on a cold sore it will cure it.


Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Tammy Radcliff
Comment on a Newsnote
Tea Cures
This is interesting. Many people of appliacian descend believe that if you put ear wax on a cold sore it will cure it.


Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Tammy Radcliff
Comment on a Newsnote
Tea Cures
This is interesting. Many people of appliacian descend believe that if you put ear wax on a cold sore it will cure it.


Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Tammy Radcliff
Comment on a Newsnote
Tea Cures
This is interesting. Many people of appliacian descend believe that if you put ear wax on a cold sore it will cure it.


Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Tammy Radcliff
Comment on a Newsnote
Tea Cures
This is interesting. Many people of appliacian descend believe that if you put ear wax on a cold sore it will cure it.


Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Tea Cures
This is interesting. Many people of appliacian descend believe that if you put ear wax on a cold sore it will cure it.


New York Times
Kacy Daugherty
Internet.
Due: 11/23/99
Novenber 16, 1999
Submitted: 23-Nov-99
Shadow Confirms Existence of Extrasolar Planets
Dr. Greg Henry, an astronomer at Tennessee State University, made the direct observavtion of a planet cross in front of a sun like star. They say that this confirms that there are planets around stars outside of earth's solar system. They have observed more than 25 planets orbiting nearby stars. It makes you think...what if there is some star out there in space that is as big and bright as our sun and is able to create life? You would have to admit, it's pretty egocentric of us to say that we are the only intelligent life.


time magazine
shaun laskey
pgs. 35-37
Due: 11-23-99
nov. 7, 1999
Submitted: 24-Nov-99
Can it be the lions too?
Certain biologist have been studying different types of large cats. They are finding that certain cats, such as lions, can carry a very deadly disease. This disease is like aids, but it isn't carried by humans. It is carried by large cats. The biologist have been studying this for awhile, but haven't come up with a cure. They have been using dead animals to lure the lions in and then they tranqulize them with darts. They then proceed to draw blood from each of the animals. They say that it doesn't hurt the animals and that they just want to find a cure.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
ABBY STOFFEL
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Genes To the Rescue
The diseases that this gene would help affect millions of Americans each year, but is science just starting to go to far? The diseases that this gene will not help, need more genes to fix them. The next thing you know, scientists will find a way to fix these types of diseases, too. The question then becomes How far will science take medicine? I think that there should be a limit because somethings are just too far.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
ABBY STOFFEL
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Can it Be Lions too?
Hello? Would you want to be shot with a dart? It has to hurt the cats at least a little bit. I know that everyone wants to find a cure for the disease that these animals carry, but is it worth the animal suffering such a a terrible experience. I think that it is very strange that these large cats carry a disease that looks like aids, but that humans do not have it. I wonder what type of effect this disease has on these large cats.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
ABBY STOFFEL
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The Frozen Zoo
I understand what the scientists are trying to do, but shouldn't we be spending our money on saving the existing pandas instead of relying on cloning. I kind of think that these scientists just want to do their experiments with cloning cells, and care very little about the pandas existence at all.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
ABBY STOFFEL
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Why are you so smart?
If scientists were doing these experiments just to see if they could, then that would be okay. The problem is though, is that millions of people would probably pay to give their child a higher IQ. What about the children who's parents couldn't afford to pay the big bucks for their child to have a higher IQ. In today's standards, that child could be perfectly smart, but because of these experiments, he could go through life being treated as though he were a moron. I personally, would never raise my child's IQ before it was born, because I would leave it in God's hands.


Scientific America
Ryan Becht
Dec 1 32
Due: 11- 24 - 99
Dec 1 1999
Submitted: 24-Nov-99
Blocking HIV
PETER KIM OF THE WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIO MEDICAL RESEARCH AND HIS TEAM HAS DISCOVERED A NEW CLASS OF COMPOUNDS TO ATTACK HIV . THE TEAM LOOKED AT A COAT OF PROTEIN OF HIV CALLED GP41, IT PREVENTS HIV FROM ENTERING IMMUNE CELLS. THIS SUBSTANCE CAN BE TAKEN ORALLY . THIS SUBSTANCE COULD ATTACK HIV BEFORE IT INFECTS


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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BIBLE LITERALIST TARGET BIG BANG THEORY
I DO NOT THINK THAT THE BIBLE SHOULD INFLUENCE WHAT WE SHOULD LEARN AND NOT LEARN. IF THAT IS HOW WE HAVE PROVED THE THEORY THIS IS RIGHT UNTILL SOMEONE PROVES THEM WRONG.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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BRAIN SHOCK USED TO ZAP DEPRESSION
THEY USE SHOCK THEROPY TO HEAL MUSCULES WHY NOT TRY TO USE IT FOR OTHER THINGS LIKE THE BRAIN IT COULD BE VERY GOOD WAY OF FIXING THINGS.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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OBESITY EPIDEMIC IS KILLING THOUSANDS
MOST PEOPLE FEEL BENG OVER WEIGHT IS NOT SOME THING TO GO TO THE DOCK ABOUT. SO YOU WOULD SOME HOW SHOW THIS PEOPLE THIS REALLY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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OBESITY EPIDEMIC IS KILLING THOUSANDS
MOST PEOPLE FEEL BENG OVER WEIGHT IS NOT SOME THING TO GO TO THE DOCK ABOUT. SO YOU WOULD SOME HOW SHOW THIS PEOPLE THIS REALLY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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TEA CURES
MANY INDIANS USED URBS TO CURE THINS JUST BY USING THEM ON THEIR TRIB WHEN THEY HAD A PROBLEM. SO I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA THAT SHE HAS FOUND SOMETHING THAT WORKS EVEN THOUGH SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW IT WORKS.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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FLAMMABLE ICE
I ALSO DID A SIMILLAR NEWS NOTE ON THE SAME SUBJECT. SOME DAY THE OIL IN THE WORLD WILL BE TAPPED OUT. SO SCIENTIST NEED TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE FUEL. THEY MIGHT ALREADY KNOW HOW TO GET IT BUT THE WILL NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE AFFRAID OF THE GAS PRICES FALLING. THIS INTURN PEOPLE WILL LOSE A LOT OF MONEY. MONEY IS POWER.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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DRUG MAY UNCLOG LEG BLOOD VESSELS
IF IT WORKS ON THE LEG MAYBE IT COULD WORK ON THE HEART AS WELL. THIS WOULD OR COULD REDUCE YOUR CHANCE OF A HEART ATTACK.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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PROFESSOR HOPES TO CLONE MAMMOTH
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING TO CLONE SOME THINK THAT WE HUMANS TODAY HAVE ONLY SEEN PICTURES. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT CLONING , IT IS LIKE TAKING A GIANT JIGSAW PUZZLE OF ABOUT A MILLION PIECES , BUT WITH NO PICTURE. TRYING TO PUT IT TOGETHER. SO HE IS GOING TO BE AWILE.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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HARD SILICON
IN THE FIRST PLACE I THINK YUO SHOULD JUST USE WHAT GOD OR YOUR PARENT GAVE YOU. IT DOESNOT MATTER TO ME IF MY MATE HAS LARGE BREST IF IT IS GIOING TO DANGER THEIR HEALTH.


SCIENTIFIC AMERICA
RYAN BECHT
11 1999
Due: OCT-18-99
OCT 1999
Submitted: 24-Nov-99
A MODEL TUMOR
ABOUT FIFTEEN YEARS AGO SCIENTIST MADE MOUSE CELLS TO BECOME CANCEROUS, THEY HAVE NOW DONE IT WITH HUMAN CELLS. NOW THEY HAVE CREATED HUMAN TUMOR CELLS BY ADDING THREE GENES:TELOMERASE GENE, WHICH ALOWS THE CELL TO GROW AND DIVIDE; AN ANTIGEN THAT TURNS OFF THE SIGNAL, THAT KEEPS THE CELLS GROWTH IN CHECK AND THE CANCER CAUSING GENE RAS NOW THEY CAN PREDICT IF A CELL WILL BECOME CANCEROUS.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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THE FROZEN ZOO
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA. ANY TIME YOU ARE TRYING TO SAVE A SPECIES FROM BEING EXTINCT SO EVRY ONE ELES CAN ENJOY IT IS EXCEPTIONAL.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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FERTILITY FILTERS
YOU WOULD THINK A CLINIC THAT PREFORMS THIS PROCESS WOULD HAVE TO BE STERIL. SO YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THINGS IN THE AIR. LIKE THE OPORATING ROOM.


Submitted: 26-Nov-99
abby Stoffel
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Brain Shock Used to Zap Depression
I do not think that this experiment is really improving anything. All this experiment is doing is creating another problem within a person's body. Instead of having depression, people will just be zapped in the back of their necks like my dog when he gets too close to his electric fence. I would rather be depressed than be treated like a dog. I hope that it works for people who would use this type of medicine, but that will never be me


Submitted: 26-Nov-99
abby Stoffel
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Obesity Epidimic Killing Thousands
This article does not surprise me in the least bit. Especially, when we live in one of the fattest cities in the United States, obesity is seen everywhere a person goes. I am truly afraid of ever becoming obese, so I find myself pitying the obese people around me. If it is one of the major killers of our society today, then why aren't we looking for cures for it. Instead, we sell pills that are supposed to make you lose thirty pounds in a week, to make money.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kim Amlung
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Study Finds Progress in Acid Rain Fight
I think this sounds like great news. We are constantly hearing about new regulations, but rarely hear about the progress that results from them. This article also gave me a different look at e-check. I certainly don't mind doing my part to help. We need to preserve what is left of our environment and keep up with our regulations.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kim Amlung
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Brain Shock Used to Zap Depression
This sounds like a harsh way to help depression. Isn't there a better way to help depressed patients to improve their moods? What are the short and long term affects on people who have this treatment? Is this painful?


The Cincinnati Post
Amy Mills
11/30/99
Due: 11/30/99
11/30/99
Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Live Right, Live Extra Nine Years
A Northwestern University medical School team analyzed the health outcomes of group of women ranging from ages 18 to 59. According to the studies of more than 360,000 patients, people who don't smoke and who maintain low cholesterol and blood pressure levels can live about 6 to 91/2 years longer than people less concerned about their health.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Brian Amshoff
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LION AIDS
It doesnt surprise me at all to hear that other species have a devastatingly deadly disease like AIDS. Those who are looking for a cure are very caring people. Im sure all sorts of animals have extremely deadly diseases but we are too busy trying to find cures for AIDS, cancer, and Alzheimer's to give the necessary help. Hopefully we can gain knowledge to help us by studying their diseases and vice versa.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Brian Amshoff
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The Frozen Zoo
This is a great idea. What if we had this going on when the passenger pigeon became extinct, or other already extinct species? The only thing is the question raised about how natural selection picks and chooses the strong to survive. I think if a species just couldn't last, then they shouldn't be cloned back, but if they became extinct because of humans, then it would be acceptable.


Enquirer
Kathy Sims
page A-6
Due: NOVEMBER
November 17,1999
Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Atlanta Zoo's Panda Arrive
Zoo Atlanta is paying the Chinese government 10 million for the loan of two pandas, they will stay 10 years as a study of why endangered species wont reproduce


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Brian AMshoff
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PIRATE
I dont believe any of what they say about Pirate not harming humans. Sure, maybe it isn't immediately lethal to human beings, however, if it harms wildlife then it harms us too. Our ecosystem is a finely tuned machine that relies on every aspect of life to keep working and Pirate disrupts that fine balance. Please get rid of the Pirate!


Discover
Brian Amshoff
p.26
Due: 11-24-99
10-99
Submitted: 30-Nov-99
A Shot In The Woods
Plant pathologists are developing vaccines that could save the beleaguered Dutch elm from a lethal fungus. This vaccine can hopefully save other plants as well scientists say. The fungus invades the elm and spreads spores throughout its watering system so that it DIES OF THIRST. The elms do have a defense already. The trees build walls around the spores to immobilize them. Unfortunately, the defense system is usually to slow to save the tree. The vaccine kick-starts the defense system so that it can immobilize the spores in time to save the Dutch elm.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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Creme de la Weird
LLoyd Albright was arrested for disorderly conduct where he was found in a cave where he had gone to prepare for the destruction of the world by a meteor that he believed would hit the Atlantic and cause a 200 foot tidal wave.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Brian Amshoff
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Atlanta zoo's pandas arrive.
The solution is simple. They may not find a compatible mate. Zookeepers are probably completely stumped as to why two animals caged up dont mate. Maybe they just dont like each other, or they just dont get along. Maybe in a natural environment they would but in a zoo, they are most likely angry at the fact that they are caged up and the last thing on their mind is reproduction.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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Drought Damage is probably long term
What to expect next spring due to the drought this year. Evergreens will loose needles,tip dieback on plants and flowering trees subdued. Long term effects for the next three years. Insects will also hit plants hard.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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Melatonin doesn't drop with age
Melatonin is a hormone that is produced for getting a good nights sleep. National Institute of Health proved healthy older people produce as much as young people.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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Help returns to Honduras
Almost a year after Hurricane Mitch hit Central America help continues to be needed in food and medical supplies. The storm killed more than 5,600 people and left 1.4 million homeless. They are still dealing with medical issues and post tramatic stress.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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Lead chromium found in soil at school
They found lead at 1,090 part per million and chromium at 179 part per million. Lead can attack the kidney, blood and nervous system. The chemical can cause kidney damge and nasal cavity cancer.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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Brain grows new neurons Princeton researcher find
Neurins are created on part of the brain and migrate to the neocortex, the center of the minds ability to reason and think. Once they arrive in the neocortex, the plug in and become a new part of the brains central circu


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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Scientists to thaw Mammoth
They hope to use the DNA to clone for possible new breed. It is thought to be 20,000 years old and has been extinct for 10,000 years. It was thought to be 11 feet tall and died at age 47.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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EPA reviews dangers of Insecticide
Chlorpyrifos commonly knows as Dursban as an insectide to fight fleas, termites and grubs is thought to have harmful effects on humans. Yhe danger lies in the residue immediately after application. Proper ventilation is recommended.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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In reality women prefer naked sex
The female condom has been around since 1993 yet only 1% of the Us women are using it. Us weomen prefer naked sex but other countries are starting to market it .


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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Microbicides give womem more options
There are several vaginally inserted spermicides and cream to prevent sexually transmitted disease being marketed and invisible condoms as a cream are also being tested.


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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Hidden HIV resurfaces
Researchers have found that when drugs are stopped for HIV the cells start reproducing again even when no traces were found in the blood stearm


Submitted: 30-Nov-99
Kathy Sims
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The New Pep Pill
Suffers of CFS chronic fatique syndrome may have a new pill that will increase pep. A coenzyme called NADH a natural Atp generator would restore energy they were lacking.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Abby Stoffel
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Bible Literalists Target Big Bang Theory
I am not sure exactly how I feel about this particular subject because on one hand we do not teach our children about the biblical concept of how the Earth was created, but on the other hand don't our children have a right to know every possible theory about how the Earth was created. I don't know which way is correct but too many scientists have spent their lives researching this theory to not allow for our children to know about it. I believe that there should be a uniform idea in all public schools about what how much we should teach our children about that subject.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Abby Stoffel
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Research Links healthy Eating Taste Sensitivity
This puts a whole new light on my parents theory that my taste buds will change when I get older, and someday I will like vegatables. I always thought that my parents were just trying to get me to eat the vegtables, but this article does make sense. If our other senses decrease with age, then why would our taste be any different?


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Abby Stoffel
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Study Finds Progress in Acid Rain Fight
This progress proves that the people of this Earth do have a chance of correcting ours, and our ancestors, mistakes in desroying the Earth. I do not believe that anyone should complain about E-check because if people would try to take care of the Earth, then those types of regulations would not be in place. I would like to leave behind a somewhat decent Earth to my children and grandchildren.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Abby Stoffel
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Ecology: Defense Topiary
I for one would never think that ants had migration patterns. I didn't even know that ants migrated, and maybe I was the only one. If I had known that they migrated, I never would have guessed that they had parts on their body that would give them directions. I find it very odd that creatures that small have body parts that can tell them which direction to move on the Earth.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Abby Stoffel
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Grow Your Own Arteries
If this can really work as well as it sounds like it is going to, it would be such a milestone for medicine. This particular project could add so much time to one's life, and it could allow a very sick person to live normal lives. I think this is a wonderful thing, and it will be beneficial to many people.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Abby Stoffel
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Pirate
I wonder if where pirate is found? Is it natural or man-made? If it is toxic to wildlife then I find it hard to believe that it has no detrimental effects on humans. I wish that there was more information given in the newsnote because it is a very interesting topic. I was just learning all about ATP in my class, so I have somewhat of an idea of what this newsnote is talking about.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Abby Stoffel
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Fuel for the future
I had a newsnote that discussed the same thing, so I kind of understand what this


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Abby Stoffel
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Fuel for the future
I had a newsnote that discussed the same thing, so I kind of understand what this


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Abby Stoffel
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Vermaculite Mine Caused Fatal Cancers
It took way too long for the people in Libby, Montana to shut down that mine,and so many people lost their lives while some are still suffering today. Do the families of these victims recieve any type of reparation for their loss? I truly believe that they should, because the people of that town had no idea what was happening to them, while all that asbestos was seeping into the air.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Ryan Becht
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A Shot In The Woods
Trying to save trees is a good thing . We already have a shortage for bilding materials. So if you can save the trees that are sick it would be a great help. Maybe you could use the vaccine to treat other bacterias as well.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Ryan Becht
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Live Right, Live Extra Nine Years
If you spend all of your time dealing and worring about your health you are proble die of a heart attack first. It is like exercise you can exspand your life by exercising but all the extra life you earned was spent exercising. so you really did not have any extra at all. Do you want to give up your time now or later.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Ryan Becht
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Shadow Confirms Existence of Extra Solar Planets
For many of years people thout the world was flat. We know that this is not true. So who is to say we are the only solar system. There has to be something past pluto.I think there might be another solar system , but I do not think if there was life in or on another planet that it would be any futher advanced.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Ryan Becht
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Research links Healthy Eating Taste Sensitvity
I don't think that just because you have a certain taste for fruits and veggies that you can get skinny. One doesn't cause the other. When people are obese they usually have a medical problem. not because they eat too much. They have something they can't control.


Submitted: 1-Dec-99
Ryan Becht
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New Approach Urged For Kid's Ear Infections
I think there is a big problem with doctors over subscribing antibiotics. If they keep doing this there is going to be a virus that they can't hurt with antibiotics.So not suscribing it unless it is necessary is a good idea.


SCIENCE NEWS
Gary Swinderman
Vol.156,No.20:pp319
Due: Nov 23,1999
Nov 13, 1999
Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Rats get hooked on testosterone
People looking to sculpt the perfect body have often abused anabolic steroids, compounds that mimic the body's hormone testosterone. About a decade ago, scientists suggested users of steroids may become addicted, much like with cocaine or heroin. Now, researchers have shown that rats will self-administer testosterone, one of the traditional signs that a compound is addictive. In two experiments by Luke Johnson of Yale School of Medicine and his colleagues,rats chose the least favored reward if it contained testosterone. Like other addictive drugs, testosterone and its anabolic relatives may slightly activate pleasure pathways in the brain.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Kim Amlung
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Ecology Defensive Topiary
I have never heard of ants migrating before. It is interesting how they can sense earth's magnetic field for direction. How far do they migrate and how long does it take them to get there?


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Kim Amlung
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Bladders to Go
This sounds like great news for people with bladder problems. Has this been tested on humans yet? Has this been considered for other organs? This could be helpful for people who are on lists waiting for organ donations.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Kim Amlung
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Can it be lions too?
I wasn't aware that large cats had a deadly disease similar to AIDS. I am glad to hear that scientists are trying to find a cure. However, there has to be an easier way to get blood samples from the cats. If this disease is similar to AIDS with any of the treatments used for AIDS work on this disease?


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Kim Amlung
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The Frozen Zoo
Shouldn't we be putting more effort and money into saving the animals and their environment now? I would rather see these animals survive now then be brought back in the future. Anyhow, what good will it be to bring them back in the future when their environment is gone?


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Kim Amlung
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Research Links Healthy Eating Taste Sensitivity
I can relate to this article. I never liked vegetables when I was younger. Now I eat many different types of vegetables I though I would never touch. It would be interesting to see which factors influence what children and adults eat.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Kim Amlung
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Atlanta Zoo's Panda Arrives
Would part of the problem with reproduction be the environment they are in and all of the attention they are getting? Why not study these animals in their natural environment with little disturbances as possible. Too much interfernce in their lives may be part of the problem. They should feel comfortable and safe.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Kim Amlung
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Atlanta Zoo's Panda Arrives
Would part of the problem with reproduction be the environment they are in and all of the attention they are getting? Why not study these animals in their natural environment with little disturbances as possible. Too much interfernce in their lives may be part of the problem. They should feel comfortable and safe.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Anerexia's roots in the brain
If starving yourself lowers the serotonin in your brain, which eases anxiety, then why would these girls continue to be anerexic even after the levels have lowered? Did they say aything in the article about a treatment for anerexia? At least now they have something to go by to look for a treatment, or even cure.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Get the Blues
People are always claiming that a certain type of food will help protect something or other, but then you find out you have to eat a ton of it for it to have the smallest effect. Did they say how many blueberries you have to eat or how effective they are?


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Can Plant fats protect agianst prostate cancer?
If plant fats can protect agianst prostate cancer, why can't it protect agianst other cancers, like ovarian cancer? In the summary you mentioned spaghetti sauce and tomatos, but is that what they are talking about with the plant fat? Is plant fat suppose to protect agianst prostate cancer also, or was that just an example?


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Microwave alert
I thought we weren't suppose to put plastic containers in the microwave anyway because they melt. Did the article say what is so bad about DEHA? What is it and what exaclty does it to do to you?If the USDA has found this harmful then they should do something to prevent the manufacturing of materials that it is present in.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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The Weaker sex?
There are so many other important things in the world that needs to be researched much more than this topic, for example AIDS! DId they have a reason for the increase in births, maybe a chemical is released during that traumatic time or somthing? The percents don't seem to be a great deal apart, did they mention the number of people they studied?


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Ear-licking Dogs Can PAss Infection to Human Ears
I have never heard anything liek that before! I was always told that dogs have a cleaner mouth than humans, and though the thought made me uneasy I went along with it. I have dog and never once have I gotten sick from him licking my hand. Did they happen to mention how rare this infection is?


Cincinnati Enquirer
Amy Berliner
A 14
Due: November 26, 1999
November 28, 1999
Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Electron microscope making big strides
Researchers at the University of California have developed a more tender way of studying tiny life rather than the electron microscope that harms its subjects. In the new system, an intense yet harmless laser burst illuminates the specimen. Atoms in the specimen then resonate in response to the laser and generate a pulse of light. By sweeping a laser through the algae and examining the return signals, scientists were able to produce a detailed image without harming the specimen.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Mindy Duncan
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New Hope on Alzheimers
With the discovery of the enzyme that causes Alzheimers, it appears as though we are on our way to curing this horrible disease. I have had to see too many family members' lives dwindle away to the point where they are simply existing, rather than living the life they've always known. This is an important breakthrough.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Mindy Duncan
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Can it be the lions too?
I think it's great that biologists are wanting to find a cure for the animal equivalent of AIDS. But, as much of an animal lover as I am, I must say that we need to focus upon finding a cure for AIDS itself first.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Mindy Duncan
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Obesity Epidemic Killing Thousands
Obesity is quite possibly one of the major killers of our society today. But, why should we spend lots of time and money to develop a treatment for something that can be prevented? Yes, I sympathize with obese people, but I must say that they have to some extent put themselves in that situation. There are more important cures at this time that need to be developed such as cancer, AIDS, etc.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Lion AIDS
It's nice to see people so devoted to finding cures for animals. But, it would also be nice to see a cure for human AIDS too.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Brandy Meader
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New Hope On Alzheimer's
This drug could be very beneficial to the victims and families of people who have alzheimer's. It's a very devastating disease and I myself have a family member who has it. Also, this drug could be helpful in the future since alzheimer's has been known to be hereditary. By finding the source or the potential target of what causes the disease, this can help concentrate more effectively on the cure and help the suffering that goes along with this disease.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Mindy Duncan
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Live Right, Live Extra Nine Years
Is it worth it to spend all your time monitoring your diet and exercising constantly when it merely adds another few years onto your life? Personally, I also do not feel that it is a priority for me. There are many health-conscious people that die of sudden heart attacks and such. I enjoy my life the way it is: carefree. I don't want to waste my life away keeping my body healthy when I could easily die five minutes from now.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Brandy Meader
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Drug May Unclog Leg Blood Vessels
This could be a great way of helping the blockages in arteries for people. The effects that surgery has on a patient with clogged arteries or blockages in their heart is always risky and with the help of this drug this this can help cut down on the amount of surgeries and also the risks and pain of what patients have to go through. Even patients who do have to have angioplastic surgery can maybe take this drug to help prevent other blockages from reoccurring in the future.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Tammy Radcliff
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A Pill for Diabetics
This pill is going to help a lot of people. Many of my family members have diabetes and it will be much easier than injecting insulin all the time.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Mindy Duncan
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A Pill for Diabetics
It seems as though half of the people I know are diabetic. Every time I turn around, a new person in my family has discovered that he/she is diabetic. Therefore, this new pill will be a great replacement for the injection of insulin. Some people have to inject it 3-4 times a day. This is definitely a great breakthrough.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Mindy Duncan
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Why are you so smart?
Technology is getting awfully carried away; pretty soon, we will have the tools to make our children smart before they are even born. Why does it really matter? Sure, smarter children are more likely to be successful, but I would be more concerned about the child being healthy. Many children who are not smart can be the sweetest, most inspiring children you'd ever meet. It's ridiculous what people's priorities are.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Mindy Duncan
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Hard Silicon
After 7 years, the silicon in breast implants harden, thus causing them to be replaced. Personally, I think breast implants are a sign of insecurity in the first place. But, the is willing to fork over the money, so be it. It's just not for me. I have better things to invest my money in.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Atlanta Zoo's Panda Arrive
I think that this is a good step in trying to keep endangered species on this earth. To keep these animals in existence then we need to make strides like these to find out how to help these animals reproduce. I hope that more zoos become concerned for these endangered species and help to keep them around.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Atlanta Zoo's Panda Arrive
I think that this is a good step in trying to keep endangered species on this earth. To keep these animals in existence then we need to make strides like these to find out how to help these animals reproduce. I hope that more zoos become concerned for these endangered species and help to keep them around.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Flammable Ice
Using another source for energy will benefit this earth greatly. We need to find a different way to produce energy before we use up all our resources. With all the water on the earth, I believe that this is a great place to find a different kind of energy.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Obesity Epidemic Killing Thousands
This article was very informing. Everyday we see more and more obese people on shows such as Maury and Jenny Jones. With all the junk food we have and the lack of work ethic in the U.S. today it is becoming more and more of a problem.


HSCL Bookmark
Robin Votapek-Hill
pp.22
Due: 11/25/1999
Nov. 1997
Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Leeches:Method of old?
Leeches have always been in some way used for medicinal purposes. Recently Doctors have discovered their use in the reattachment of appendages. For instance when they sew a new finger back on there is no way for the fluids to drain. They can attach a leech to drain any excess fluids from the site of reattachment. Leeches can eat anywhere from 5-15 ml. of blood. Which is roughly 10x their body weight.


The Associated Press
Robin Votapek-Hill
No vol no.
Due: 10/14/99
1999
Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Verdict Split on Meningitis Vaccine
Meningococcal Meningitis affects college students all over. This meningitis is a bacterial infection of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. It can be easily spread by kissing or sharing a glass of water. Signs of this illness are fever, stiff neck, and headache. A vaccine is available. Some say the cost affectivenes is debatable. More students are killed by drunk driving and binge drinking than this meningitis.But,if you plan to dorm at college it may be a wise idea to get the vaccine.


The Associated Press
Robin Votapek-Hill
No vol no.
Due: 10/14/99
1999
Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Verdict Split on Meningitis Vaccine
Meningococcal Meningitis affects college students all over. This meningitis is a bacterial infection of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. It can be easily spread by kissing or sharing a glass of water. Signs of this illness are fever, stiff neck, and headache. A vaccine is available. Some say the cost affectivenes is debatable. More students are killed by drunk driving and binge drinking than this meningitis.But,if you plan to dorm at college it may be a wise idea to get the vaccine.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Robin Votapek-Hill
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New pill helps to fight A and B flu bug
It rarely happens that you get the flu now after you receive the shot. That was true when the shot first became available. They've come up with a new inhaler that works like a nose inhaler. It's on its way to the public, and what's great about this is it prevents both A and B strains.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Robin Votapek-Hill
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New pill helps to fight A and B flu bug
It rarely happens that you get the flu now after you receive the shot. That was true when the shot first became available. They've come up with a new inhaler that works like a nose inhaler. It's on its way to the public, and what's great about this is it prevents both A and B strains.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Robin Votapek-Hill
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Nursing the world back to health.
I've heard all the talk about how breast feeding helps your child be smarter. I've also heard how it can keep your child from getting colds and ear infections. But I never realized or even thought how breast feeding could help the enviroment. Good article.


Newsweek
Matt Taylor
23
Due: Dec 7th, 1999
Dec 6th, 1999
Submitted: 2-Dec-99
A Prescriptive Palette
Scientists are currently doing studies to see how helpful colorful food pigments are to maintaining health. This is because of an assortment of people who found arthritis and other pains gong away after eating and drinking colorful foods. Scientitsts cite an ingredient in the pigment called Anthocyanin, Lycopene, Lutein and others like them as perhaps the reason.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Mayo team Believes Fungus Causes Chronic Sinusiti
Anybody who suffers from sinusitis would be greatful to hear that research is being done for a cure. I don't think I really know what Sinusitis is, is it like allergies or a sinus infection because if so I suffer from both of those and I know I that when I have allergy attacks or a sinus infection it runs my life, you can't think or work, you feel awful!! If that is not what sinutisis is then I hope that they whould be able to use their findings to help allergy sufferers also.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Grow your own arteries
This would be great for people who have to receive bypass surgery. If I'm not mistaken, don't they take a vein from somewhere else in your body to replace the bad one? If that is true then there whould be no need to endanger another part of your body. This would also cut back on operation time and on pain and suffering due to the extra procedure.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Probing Alcoholism's dark side
This research is a godsend to anyone who has or has had an alcoholic in thier family or has been one. I knew someone who had an alcoholic in their family, they supported that person, but it was so hard for them to give it. Alcohol destroys live, this medication would definetly help people regain control of their lives agian.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Brain Shock Used to Zap Depression
Wouldn't a shock like this hurt the person? Did they mention any side effects related with to this


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Nobel awarded for cell work
I find it amazing that someone could actually find out how a protein knows where to go. Maybe it is my lack of knowledge in this area, but that is complicated and I'm sure frustrating when working with things such as a protein. Dr. Blobel's work is definetly a very important issue since now they will be able to make medicines that will actually help with related diseases.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Molly Yarmark
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Mayo Team Believes Fungus Causes Chronic Sinusitis
This is great news to anyone who suffers from this. Now, is sinusitis like alergies and sinus infections? If so, then i know how hard they can be, they like run your life! You can't think or work, you just feel awful. If Sinusitis is not like alergies or sinus infections then maybe their results woould be able to help alergie sufferers also.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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New Hope on Alzeheimer's
This would be a great drug for people and families of alzheimer's. This is a very sad disease. My grandmother had it and the effects are very memorable. Hopefully it will come out on the market soon so other children don't have to remember what their grandparents were like with this disease.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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Flammable Ice
I wonder if they'll ever use this gas to fuel the world instead of the very limited fossil fuels. I suppose one day we will have to resort to using other ways of making energy.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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Obesity Epedemic is Killing Thousands
Epedemic? Really! How many of us realize we need to loose weight and take control of our situation. It's not the obesity killing thousands maybe it could be us as humans not taking the responsibility for our own actions.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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Evolutionary Message Down Under
I didn't realize that the Garden of Eden originated in Africa.The bible never really gave the exact location.Thanks for the inside:)


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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Farmer's upgrade hats to block sun
Whoever thought of this sure is making big bucks. This is one of those I could have done that inventions. Two words


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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Inside the Teen Brain
Do you really remember all the decisions you made as a teenager? Were they the right one's? Maybe that's why teens come equipped with adults. No, adults don't always make the right choices but they are only human too. The #1 killer of teens would be car accidents, correct? Why do insurance rates go down at the age of 21? Not because you were taught the right way, but because you are older and you become more responsible.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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FDA: Cell Phones
I agree with the comment more research needs to be done. This could possibly turn out to be like the law suit against the tobacco industry. Possibly 30 or more years from now those who own cell phones will have brain tumors and be able to sue the whole industry for big bucks.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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The Weaker Sex
I do believe the male hormones determined the sex of the child. Why would an educated person such as Dorthe Hansen herself buy into such nonsense. She out of most of us should know better.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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Fighting Cancer With Garlic
I've always heard garlic is cure for many a thing. Vampires, cancer... I do not believe this. I have a long time friend who has always taken garlic supplements. For the last two years she has been in and out of the hospital for some kind of cancer treatment. Maybe the whole garlic concept is giving people a false hope.


USA WEEKEND-Cincinnati Enquirer
Tammy Back
8-10
Due: 11/23/99
12/3-5/99
Submitted: 6-Dec-99
The Mold in Your Home May Be Deadly!
This article discusses new studies which shows household mold being a culprit relating to sinus infections to asthma. This article further discusses reasons for the increase in moldier homes such as, modern home design and materials being used today (stucco). A list of protective measures to keep your home safe from unhealthful mold is listed also.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Robin Votapek
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Mickey Mouse, PH.D.
Wouldn't your arms be a little stronger if you worked them out daily. Wouldn't you be able to run faster if you practiced daily? Maybe this miracle drug is actually a steroid he injected into the brains of these mice.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Study Finds Progress in Acid Rain Fight
In my opinion, I feel that the E-check is just a very tiny measure that we make to better the environment. I think the U.S. does need to start new very strict regulations relative to our environment.I feel that we lag behind other countries in many different things and taking care of the earth is one of them. I think one way we can eliminate polution is to start limiting the amount of vehicles per family household.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Grow Your Own Arteries
I did one of my Newsnotes on growing your own organs. I recall reading in my article where the growing of arteries was also done. I really support this method because I see less likely chance that your body will refuse the organ or the blood vessel because of no foreign materials being used.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Pirate
I understand the reasons for some pesticides, if we didn't use them then we would have smaller crops, but I hate to see what it does to our wildlife and am very scared that in the future studies will show that these pesticides are causing many of the strange deaths and deseases that are occuring today. We always find out to late about the things we eat and drink what their affects are.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Fuel the Future
Hopefully this will happen in my lifetime. But just think of the gas prices then, heck we are already $1.30 per gallon.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Probing Alcoholism's 'Dark Side'
I would really like to read this article. I have a family member that suffers from alcoholism and am curious to see if it is possibly genetic.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Frog Parasite Found
I responded earlier to a Newsnote regarding pesticides. This is exactly my point to that Newsnote. I strongly feel what we are polluting our air and water with is destroying our wildlife, like these frogs, whose to say that the deformities aren't going to happen to us.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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I read this article and your comment was not clear as to what the article was about. Even though you were right in the fact that it is beneficial to people with bladder problems, I know that because I read the article and knew what you were meaning. But someone who did not read the article would not really know how this is beneficial.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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New Hope on Alzheimers
This information is encouraging. I have seen many family members, friends, members of my chuch get Alzheimers and it is very saddening. I have a big fear of getting this when I get old. I hope the research continues.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Nature's Own Pooper-Scoopers keep Earth livable for all of us.
This was not very interesting and funny. I had never heard of such a thing. This is just one of nature's ways of keeping the earth living. A survival tactic for the Earth.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Nature's Own Pooper-Scoopers keep Earth livable for all of us.
This was not very interesting and funny. I had never heard of such a thing. This is just one of nature's ways of keeping the earth living. A survival tactic for the Earth.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Drug May Unclog Leg Blood Vessels
I have an aunt that had a blood clog in her leg and she had a very painful surgery and has a nasty scar on her leg. This drug would have been very beneficial to her.


Submitted: 6-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Human Egg Auction Model of Stupidty
This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. This has gotten really out of hand. I hate to see what the would will be like in 50 years. Yeah we have the technology, but what will the people be like then.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Amy Mills
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Pirate Fear
What are the exact effects of this Pirate Fear?


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Amy Mills
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Nursing the World Back to Health
I have always thought breastfeeding was better for babies, but didn't know exactly why. This article gives a thourogh explination of why breastfeeding is better. Also, I never thought or knew about the bad effects of the cows.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Amy Mills
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At least 321 dead in Mexico's floods
I am confused because the title is about floods, and the content is mainly about earthquakes. How are earthquakes and floods related?


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Amy Mills
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Easy is always better
I don't think easy is always better. Now kids can get on a web page and just copy someone else's paper. You can totally veto the learning part and just get away with copying.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Amy Mills
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Fertility Filters
With all the millions of STD's in the world right now, there should definatly be the highest of technology methods of steilization in places like fertility clinics.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Brian Amshoff
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Electron microscope
This is great news for our university. Hopefully, we could get some of these microscopes here at Clermont College. That is outstanding that the specimen is not harmed in any way.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Brian Amshoff
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Pill for Diabetics
What a spectacular finding! My brother is diabetic and was mumbling something about this the other day, now I can let him know whats happening. The only thing that needs to be done now is testing on actual humans.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Brian Amshoff
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Mammoth cloning
I am shocked that scientists could clone something from a non-living cell. The plan to clone the mammoth with the stripped elephant egg seems very feasible. This goes to show that no matter how far science has come, it is still making significant strides. I do not think humans should be cloned whatsoever. Well, maybe clone the scientists who want to clone humans and then lock them up with their clones in a small cage.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Kim Amlung
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The Mold in Your Home May Be Deadly!
I can relate to this article. I am very allergic to mold. When I go into older or any homes with mold I have a very hard time breathing. My parents have also done several this to our house to help prevent and reduce the mold.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Kim Amlung
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Verdict Split on Meningitis Vaccine
I was not aware that Meningococcal Meningitis affected college students all over. In fact, this is the first time I have heard of it. This seems like a bacterial infection that is very easily spread, maybe without knowing it. If this is such a problem, are colleges providing information about the bacterial infection or making the shots available to the students?


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Amy Berliner
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New Pill Fight A and B Flu Bugs
It is great that research found a pill that could or could not fight flu bugs, but doesn't this kind of pill trigger new strands of viruses. There will always be a common cold to out smart modern technology.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Brian Amshoff
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Bladders to go
Growing a whole bladder would seem a little far-fetched if you asked me, but I wouldn't put it past today's technology. If there are a lot of people on waiting lists for bladders then they should ask that they be mass produced. Walter Payton just died from a rare liver disease. Surely they can grow a liver if they can grow bladders. And what about all the other organs? Nobody will ever have to be an organ donor again if technology keeps improving, which it probably will considering the daily advancements scientists are making.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Debbie Patrick
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Bioengineers foresee a time when you grow your own organs.
This is a very important discovery. If we can grow our own organs, just think what that would mean for replacing defective or diseases organs. If this research proves successfull, it may open the door to growing other vital things such as blood cells, blood, etc. It could open a lot of doors for other types of reasearch. This process of duplicating our own cells is already taking place in research that involves cloning. I just hope that growing organs becomes a reality. It would be profitable for all.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Debbie Patrick
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Human egg auction model of stupidity
Shopping for human eggs on the internet. Wow, this is unbelievable. The internet hardly seems like a place to shop for a child. This man breeds horses and now wants to breed humans. The legislature says this is legal How can that be? We definitely need guidelines on such crucial matters such as this. Dating on the internet is bad enough, this is even worse!


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Debbie Patrick
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Obesity epidemic is killing thousands
This is a very needed topic of discussion. In today's society of laziness --remotes controls, fast food, computers, etc. these things are contributing to the obestiy of our nation. Obesity being one of the major cause s of mortality in the U.S. is a shocking realization. Obesity can be prevented and I feel very strongly that these issues should be addressed more often, especially in the schools. If we teach our youngsters how important a proper weight is and how to achieve it, maybe the next generations will not have this problem.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Debbie Patrick
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Tea cures
How interesting, tea cures herpes. Down through the centuries, people have used home remedies to cure what ails them. They have even printed books on home remedies. I think we have gotten away from these and should go back to practicing some of them. AFter all, all our ancestors had were plants and home made concoctions to make them better. Why have we gotten away from that? I would like to have one of these home remedy books and start using it. Who knows, the home remedies may even be cheaper than the store bought versions!


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Debbie Patrick
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Drug may unclog leg blood vessels
A new drug called Antrin is being used to unclog blood vessels. Any type of alternative to surgery procedures is a winner in my book. If this treatment really works, patients who suffer with diseased blood vessels will have hopefully, a less painful and intrusive option to cure them. I hope this works.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Debbie Patrick
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A pill for diabetics
REearchers have found a pill to replace insulin for diabetics. This is wonderful! I personally have a family member with diabetes that does not take his shots like he should. IF he could just take a pill, I think he would be more likely to do that. I have always felt sorry for those with diabetes, because it seems as though they can't go anywhere without having to calculate when they need their shots. If they could carry a pill around with them, it would make things much easier.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Debbie Patrick
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New Hope on Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's is a horrible disease which not only affects the memory, but the brain as well, which controls body movements. At the end of an alzheimer's patient's life, they have little to no memory and can't do for themselves and a lot of times are bed ridden. Alzheimer's is a condition of a clutter of the brain with protein. This new enzyme will cut away the excess. This is great. Alzheimer's is a terrible disease and I hope this research proves successful in curing it.


Submitted: 7-Dec-99
Debbie Patrick
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New Hope on Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's is a horrible disease which not only affects the memory, but the brain as well, which controls body movements. At the end of an alzheimer's patient's life, they have little to no memory and can't do for themselves and a lot of times are bed ridden. Alzheimer's is a condition of a clutter of the brain with protein. This new enzyme will cut away the excess. This is great. Alzheimer's is a terrible disease and I hope this research proves successful in curing it.


Newsweek
Matt Taylor
Dec 6, 1999
Due: Dec 8, 1999
Dec 6, 1999
Submitted: 8-Dec-99
Bypass surgery and Taichi
For many years, doctors in different countries have gone about curing sick people by using the ways that they where taught in their home countries. But lately doctors in different countries are seeing how much they can learn from their overseas brothers. By spreading doctors around the world, the next millenium holds the promise of health care for all. With the addition of new styles and methods, the barriers between doctor and patient are breaking down. Customs in other countries, which place emphasis on the importance of family and friends, are having an effect on doctors here in our country. Globalization is now a part of medicine as well as health.


Newsweek
Matt Taylor
Oct 27, 1999
Due: Dec. 08th, 99
Oct 27th 1999
Submitted: 8-Dec-99
Shaped by life in the womb.
For a long time, scientists assumed that diseases where the results of unhelthy living or bad genes, but now some say that your time in the womb may have something to do with it. John Carter was born very weak, he had to struggle greatly to survive past childbirth, but he did, an dlived with normal health till he was 50, when he was diagnosed with adult onset diabetes. Scientists state that anything from the torrent of hormones to how Placenta delivers nutrients can shape the fetus health. There is a new book out called


Cincinnati Enquirer
Rachel Nolte
A12
Due: 11/99
12/8/99
Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Gene therapy makes little piggies bigger
A new study is found to increase growth hormones in hogs so that they grow 40 percent larger and faster. This new technique could eventually be used to treat children with growth problems and to prevent muscle deterioration in AIDS and cancer patients.All the hormone therapy that has been done over the past several years on livestock and poultry has only resulted in a 10 percent maturing rate. One positive is that the chemical used is inserted into a biodegradable piece of DNA and then injected into a 2 week old pig.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Obesity Epidemic is Killing Thousands
I believe that some people are obeise and can change it. On the other hand, there are others regardless of what they do cannot lose weight. You would think with all the knowledge in medicine and research done on overweight people that they would have a drug that really works. But still a person must exercise.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Inside the Teen Brain
I agree that it is just an excuse for troubled teenagers. We are always looking for someone else to blame, in this case I think it is science being blamed. I feel that we are more acceptable to the idea that it because of science (genetics) for the reason children are. It is easier to accept than the blaming the parents or community.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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FDA: Cell Phone
I have never liked the idea of using cell phones anyways. Maybe this out-of-control problem will come to a hault.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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Ear Licking Dogs...
This is strange. I have always been around dogs since I was a child and been licked by dogs and have never had any problems. I wonder if this problem is occuring in one race of dogs or just any dog.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Brandy Meader
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Live Right, Live Extra Nine Years
This is in regards to a person's comment on living carefree and not taking care of yourself. I personally do not take that great of care of myself, but recently my mother just had heart surgery. For 54 years she has smoked, and ate unhealthy, yes she has lived for 54 years, but I'd like to have her around for 54 more. So in order to be there for your children, family, and friends, taking care of yourself should be a priority. Yes be carefree, but not to carefree and destroy your body now so that in the future you and family members will have to suffer.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Brandy Meader
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Pill For Diabetics
I think that this is wonderful. It's about time actually. For years diabetics have had to carry around a bag of insulin and needles and poke themselves full of holes in order to get their medication. I also think of children who have diabetes and what this will mean for them. I use to have to test a child everyday, three or four times a day, to make sure he had enough or not enough insulin, and I always hated that I had to prick his finger everytime. This pill can cut down or at least help a little for diabetics and be less of a hassle of pulling out all those other supplies.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Brandy Meader
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Hard Silicon
This doesn't surpise me. For years doctors have been saying that silicon breast implants are unsafe. However, every doctor continues to put them in. I don't see the point of risking your health just to look bigger up top. In seven years people with implants are going to turn around and have to have them removed because they're leaking, or causing harm to the body. So what's the point of going through the agony and Expense of getting bigger. It doesn't mean that your better, just that you have alot of money to waste.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Brandy Meader
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Blocking HIV
This is a big step in the advancement of finding a cure for HIV. If this actually works it can mean a great deal for many victims of this deadly diesease. I figured that it would take years before any advancement like this would take place. Blocking HIV before it enters the immune system can seriouly cut down on the effects and pain of HIV. Hopefully people will still take safe sex seriously and not take this method for granted and just accept that it is ok to share needles or have unprotected sex and think that this will answer their problems if they contract the virus.


Bioscience
Charles W. Long
43 pp83
Due: 11-8-99
1993
Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Hair cell
Sciencist have discovered that the ear's hair cell, the auditory sensor in the outer ear, changes lenght faster than anything else in Biology. The hair cells were thought to simply receive signals from the environment and transmit them to the brain. However, researchers have recently found that hair cells not only responds to motion but also generate several types of movements themselves. They change length faster then a muscle moves and reseachers suggest these changes protect the auditory system from loud sounds.


American Scientist
Charles W. Long
85 pp123-124
Due: 11-8-99
1997
Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Cellular biology members
A team of international scientist have observed the mechanism of the type of cellular secretion known as exolytosis, which involves the fusion between membranes of minute intracellular vesicles and the cell membrane. They have not been able to watch this happen before, but were able to see it happen with an acinar cell secreting a digestive enzyme amlase, they used a atomic-force mocroscope. They saw the fose pores,where the secretory vesicles dock and fuse.


American Scientist
Charles W. Long
85 pp123-124
Due: 11-8-99
1997
Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Cellular biology members
A team of international scientist have observed the mechanism of the type of cellular secretion known as exolytosis, which involves the fusion between membranes of minute intracellular vesicles and the cell membrane. They have not been able to watch this happen before, but were able to see it happen with an acinar cell secreting a digestive enzyme amlase, they used a atomic-force mocroscope. They saw the fose pores,where the secretory vesicles dock and fuse.


American Scientist
Charles W. Long
85 pp123-124
Due: 11-8-99
1997
Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Cellular biology members
A team of international scientist have observed the mechanism of the type of cellular secretion known as exolytosis, which involves the fusion between membranes of minute intracellular vesicles and the cell membrane. They have not been able to watch this happen before, but were able to see it happen with an acinar cell secreting a digestive enzyme amlase, they used a atomic-force mocroscope. They saw the fose pores,where the secretory vesicles dock and fuse.


Science
Chris Gould
Vol. 286 Pages 189-364
Due: November 3, 1999
October 8,1999
Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Past and Future Grounding-Line Retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
The West Antarctica Ice Sheet has been retreating and its complete collapse could raise sea level by several meters. Conway et al. (p. 280) examined the retreat of the grounding line of the Ice Sheet during the past several thousand years. Most of the retreat began about 7500 years ago and the rate of the retreat seems to reflect long-term controls rather than any recent acceleration by climate warming. Therefore, the retreat may likely continue even in the absence of warming.


Science
Chris Gould
Vol. 286, Pages 365-632
Due: November 24, 1999
October 15,1999
Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Another Distant Consort for the Sun?
Researchers have announced two independent proposals for the location of a tenth planet. Both proposals suggest that an object several times more massive than Jupiter is orbiting some 25,000 to 30,000 times farther from the sun than Earth. Both groups argue that this unseen object gravitationally perturbs the huge Oort Cloud of comets. However, the evidence doesn't impress many other researchers. Attempts to track down unseen objects through their gravitational effects have been common, but propsed tenth planets, including Planet X, have failed to materialize.


Submitted: 10-Dec-99
Chris Gould
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New Approach Urged for Kids' Ear Infection
It's wonderful financial-wise that 70-90% of childrens ear infections will resolve without antibiotics. However, I believe the parents of the 10-30% of children with episodes that require antibiotics would like to have those antibiotics administered immediately before the infection causes further complications.


Scientific American
Kacy Daugherty
pp.26
Due: October 12, 1999
October 1999
Submitted: 7-Oct-99
Pirate Fear
Pirate Fear is a pesticide that belongs to a group of compounds called pyrroles. It can kill by interrupting the manufacture of the energy storage molecule ATP in cells' mitochondria. It's being compared to DDT because of how toxic it is to animals and other helpful insects.


New Beginnings
Debbie Patrick
Vol. 12 No. 3
Due: 10/12/99
May-June 1995
Submitted: 8-Oct-99
Nursing the World Back to Health
This article tells how breastfed babies are not only healthier than their bottle-fed peers, but also how breastfeeding helps the ecology. First, breastfeeding acts as a natural contraceptive which helps to eliminate overpopulation. Second, breastfed babies don't require bottles, liners, and nipples, which end up in landfills. Lastly, when you consider infants that are fed cow's milk, this creates a need for more cows. Cows are de stroying our grasslands, which leads to erosion. Farmers therefore cut down forests and rain forests which causes extinction of certain species and affects oxygen being produced. Certainly, breasfeeding is good!


Cin Enquirer
Kathy Sims
Sunday Oct3,1999
Due: Oct 6,1999
Sunday Oct 3,1999
Submitted: 19-Oct-99
At least 321 dead in Mexico's floods
The article that I read was about two different towns towns in Mexico,Tezuitlan and Mixum, where they had a very bad earhtquake, The cause of the earthquakes are not known. They are thought to be from heavy rains, but they were no normal mud slides. A policeman Lazaro suspects a cavern may have existed below the town and


Submitted: 20-Oct-99
Katie & Lisa
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DNA & RNA
When does RNA transfer into DNA?


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Rachel Nolte
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microwave alert
i thought this was an interesting newsnote and would like to know more about the topic. I was un aware of there still being a worry about the microwave that are emitted from these.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Debbie Patrick
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Fruits, and Veggies could trigger hayfever
I like this article because I think I have had some allergic reactions to fruit that I have eaten. Bananas have made my throat itchy and sometimes have made my lips itch and or slightly swell. This is an important issu e because those of us with problem allergies, especially ragweed, can be aware of any allergic reactions to fruits or veggies.


Submitted: 21-Oct-99
Debbie Patrick
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Asthma plagues youngest, air pollution may be the culprit
I can see how there would be a correlation between asthma and air pollution. How, though can we protect our youngsters from the effects of air pollution? WE can't keep them locked up all the time. But, maybe this correlation will make researchers search to find cures for asthma and such related diseases. Controlling air polution can't happen overnight, and it seems that researchers could have better chances of helping asthmatics


Submitted: 16-Nov-99
jacquelynn
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easy is always better
I think that this website is awsome but I think that it would be able to help out kids more if you simplified all of this niffty info into ,well to the easiest form as possible.thax for listening


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Amy Taylor
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Spare parts:Bioenginers foresee a time when you grow your own organs
This would mean that there would be no waiting lists for organ transplants. It would also mean that more lives will be saved. The only problem would be the cost.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Amy Taylor
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Spare parts:Bioenginers foresee a time when you grow your own organs
This would mean that there would be no waiting lists for organ transplants. It would also mean that more lives will be saved. The only problem would be the cost.


Submitted: 18-Nov-99
Kacy Daugherty
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Tea Cures
It's pretty neat how tea can help herpes. I'm not famialiar with how much other treatment cost but I guess there not cheap. I'm sure many people will be happy about this.


Submitted: 19-Nov-99
shaun laskey
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study finds progress in acid rain
I hate the e check, but if it will help save the enviroment its not that bad. There are a lot of different things that could be done though. The usa needs to step it up a bit to save the enviroment.


Submitted: 19-Nov-99
shaun laskey
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tea cures
At least people with herpes have some thing to look forward to and it will be very cheap for them. They also won't have to go through the embarassment of going to the doctor.


Submitted: 19-Nov-99
shaun laskey
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bladders to go
That will help a lot of people who just can't seem to hold it.


Submitted: 24-Nov-99
RYAN BECHT
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FETILITY FILTERS
SHOULDNT CLINICS WHERE THIS PROCESS IS DONE BE SERILIZED. SO THEIR WOULD NOT BE ANY THING IN THE AIR.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Tammy Radcliff
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In reality women prefer naked sex
I believe that since the women have to go through all the pain of child birth, then the men should have to be the ones to suffer and wear the condoms. Afterall, we are not the ones that have the semen that needs to be held back in order to keep us from getting pregnant.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Hard Silicon
I believe that if a women wants breast implants then that is her choice, but why would it only be for small breasted women? A person should not be judged on the size of their breasts. If people weren't so judgemental about this issue, then maybe so many women wouldn't be driven to make the choice of having implants.


Submitted: 2-Dec-99
Tammy Radcliff
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Human Egg Auction Model of Stupidity
I agree that they need to take another look at what will result from this. Between cloning and the selling of human eggs this world needs to become more cautious about these type of things.


Submitted: 9-Dec-99
Tammy Back
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The Comeback Killer
I am not suprised by this. There are so many killer insects from other parts of the world that end up in the U.S. For example, I had watched a show on TV where very poiseness, deadly snakes from other far away islands are ending up in the US because they are being carried on airplanes and tourist's luggage.


New Scientist
Lisa M. Haley
Vol.(2204.):
Due: October 4, 1999
18September 1999
Submitted: 29-Sep-99
The comeback killer
An insect known as the mosquitoe is becoming a killer in the European regions and New York.The insect stashes itself on the airplanes coming from the tropics. The killer is called malaria Europe has seen an increase from around 3,000 in 1981 to about 12,400 in 1997.Europe has a good medical system the doctors are unfamiliar with this disease and can't recognize the symptoms. One solution maybe to vacinate people before they leave Europe.Also, spray the plane with insecticide.


Scientific American
Anthony Coots
Online www.sciam.com/1999/0799issue/0799weiner.html
Due: 10/03/1999
07/1999
Submitted: 30-Sep-99
Genetic Vaccines
Imagine receiving a vaccination for HIV. Someone is going to purposely infect you with HIV, or are they? A genetic HIV vaccine would consist of plasmids; DNA derived from HIV, but unable to actually infect you. This process causes the immune system to react to the physical signs of the virus without the risk. This treatment can also be used for Malaria, Hepatitis C and Herpes. Cancer may fall prey to process as well.


The Cincinnati Enquirer
Kimberly Winterod
Page B3
Due: 10-4-99
Sept.26,1999
Submitted: 4-Oct-99
Farmers upgrade hats to block sun
With the threat of head and neck skin cancer caused by sun exposure, some Ohio farmers are trading in their traditional seed caps for hats specially designed for long term sun exposure. These hats have an extra large bill in front and an additional bill in back for added protection from the sun.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Pete Gulleman
Page A2
Due: Oct. 4
Sep. 18
Submitted: 4-Oct-99
Blueberries boost balance, memory (in old rats at least)
A recent study in the Journal of Neuroscience has stated that blueberries can improve balance, coordination and short term memory. They contain an antioxidant that protects the body from oxidative stress which aids in the process of aging. Rats of 19 mo. of age (70 yrs. to humans) were given treatments of a blueberry extract every day for 8 weeks. Those rats that had been treated showed higher balance than those that were not treated by walking along a narrow rod for a longer average time. How this aids memory or reverses aging effects is still to question.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Michelle Imbrogno
World A 14
Due: October 4, 1999
April 4, 1999
Submitted: 6-Oct-99
Safe Haven for Wild Elephants
An orphanage is not just for human children in need of care, but for all walks of life. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust runs just such an orphanage at the Nairobi Nat. Park. They are currently caring for two six week old elephants whose mothers were killed for unknown reasons. Mishak Nzimbi and threee other workers provide 24 hr. care for the orphaned elephants. After one year they will be released at the Tsavo Nat. Park where they will join a herd.


Scientific America
Lisa Haley
Vol.(4.):80-85
Due: October 13 1999
October 1999
Submitted: 11-Oct-99
The Unmet Challenges of Hepatitis C
One of the major causes of cronic liver disease is hepatitis C,even more than excessive alcohal use.1.8 percent of the U.S. adult population almost 4 million people are infected with HepatitisC and don't know it. The virus is spread through blood transfusions,sharing of straws put into the nose through drug use,and through unsterile razors or tatooing instrument. Although research has been affected by federal funds.Researchers are confident that with improved therapies a vaccine will come in time.


The Cincinnati Enquirer
Kimberly Winterod
Pg. A1
Due: 13 October 1999
13 October 1999
Submitted: 13-Oct-99
New osteoporosis drug effective, researchers say
Osteoporosis, a bone weakening condition currently afflicts 10 million postmenopausal American women. The new drug, Risedronate, tested in a 3 year study of 939 menopausal women was found to reduce nonspinal injuries; hip, leg and other fractures by 39%, spinal injuries by 41%, and increase bone density by 5%. After approval by the Food and Drug Administration Risedronate will be sold under the trade name Actonel.


Cincinnati Post
Pete Gulleman
5A
Due: Oct. 13
October 6
Submitted: 13-Oct-99
Record Nevada Fire Season Leaves Giant Replanting Job
A three year project costing an estimated 50 million dollars is about to take effect in Nevada. The recent wildland fires in the northeastern part of the state has left an area of barren land the size of Delaware. At risk are several species of animals and plants only indigenous to these parts and of course ranchers. This is to be the most extensive reseeding and wildlife preservation effort taken in our country ever. Many fear the loss of unique species, but many more fear the loss of industry. Would the same path be taken if this land wasn't primarily farming land?


Scientific American
Anthony Coots
www.sciam.com/1999/0699
Due: .
06/99
Submitted: 31-Oct-99
IT CAME FROM THE DEEP
A large number of Bangladesh's coastal inhabitants became ill and many died after an upwelling of seafloor water. It was cholera, and it is still there resting in the frigid waters of the ocean. The truly horrific part is that we have been putting it there for centuries. Sewage, even treated sewage carries our intestinal bacteria out to sea. We continue to pollute and destroy our environment everyday, but in the end who are we killing.


National Geographic
Dan McCarthy
Vol.196, No.5, p. 98
Due: Nov. 3, 1999
November 1999
Submitted: 3-Nov-99
Feathers for T. Rex?
Four new fossils have been discovered in the Liaoning Providence of China. All four are theropods (meat-eaters), which is the same group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex. They are considered the missing link in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds. They contain bird qualities including: thin, hollow bones, a small head, long arms, and the remains of feathers. The feathers were most likely not used for flight, but rather for body insulation or display. This is a key indicator that dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded. Further studies are being conducted by Mary Schweitzer (a biologist at MSU) to find out if dinosaurs were warm-blooded.


The Cincinnati Enquirer
Kim Bond
Final Edition East: Cover page
Due: 11/8/99
11/3/99
Submitted: 5-Nov-99
Blame high-fat cravings on your hormones
New research studies suggest that teenagers at the onset of puberty who crave high-fat foods (juicy hamburgers and bags of potato chips) may be responding to their hormones. The idea that hormones trigger a production of the chemical galanin that stimulates intake of fatty foods, which in turn increases production of even more galanin. Researchers have suggested that restriction of children's access to fatty foods only makes them want more. They have studied only rats so far; but hope, by getting a better understanding of why people eat too much of the wrong foods, they can find methods of reducing such cravings in humans.


Cincinnati Enquirer
Pete Gulleman
A1
Due: 11/8/99
November 7
Submitted: 8-Nov-99
Surgeon's invention could help thousands
Dr. Melvin, a tri-state surgeon-inventor has developed a device that can add years of life to those dying from congestive heart failure.The CardioClasp is a metal oval that is wrapped around an ailing heart. It applies pressure to the heart changing the radius of the pumping chamber which eases stress on the heart tissue. Although not tested in humans, three research centers have begun testing on animals. If the experimentation goes well then human testing can be expected within the next year. Hopefully this will be an alternative to organ transplant, the only current cure for heart failure.